The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see.

If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

Being reproached for giving to an unworthy person, Aristotle said, I did not give it to the man, but to humanity.

Surely, it is much easier to respect a man who has always had respect, than to respect a man who we know was last year no better than ourselves, and will be no better next year.