In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.

The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or thought of vanity.

Every noble crown is, and on Earth will forever be, a crown of thorns.

In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.

Metaphysics is the attempt of the mind to rise above the mind.

Piety does not mean that a man should make a sour face about things, and refuse to enjoy in moderation what his Maker has given.

The insignificant, the empty, is usually the loud; and after the manner of a drum, is louder even because of its emptiness.