The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.

Religion may be purified. This great work was begun two hundred years ago: but men can only bear light to come in upon them by degrees.

I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.

Most of my life has been one tragedy after another, most of which hasn't happened.

A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble.

The Pride of every Jew finds cause to believe that the cause of their down fall is not their detestable politics, or ignorance of social graces, but the raft of God. They believe it took a miracle to undo them.

Where some states possess an army, the Prussian Army possesses a state.