History is the essence of innumerable biographies.

Democracy will prevail when men believe the vote of Judas as good as that of Jesus Christ.

What the light of your mind, which is the direct inspiration of the Almighty, pronounces incredible, that, in God's name, leave uncredited. At your peril do not try believing that!

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine. It brings us near to the infinite.

Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

One life; a little gleam of Time between two Eternities; no second chance to us for evermore!