Often the prudent, far from making their destinies, succumb to them. -Francois
If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man's belief in the Bible.
It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion.
The ear is the avenue to the heart.
Slavery is also as ancient as war, and war as human nature.
Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.