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.
Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.
Doubt is not a very agreeable status, but certainty is a ridiculous one.
What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us
Once the people begin to reason, all is lost