God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart to the finest verses chanted by the wicked.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.

Luxury has been railed at for two thousand years, in verse and in prose, and it has always been loved.

History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.

There are no sects in geometry.

If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.