The experience of the past lives little doubt that every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the profit motive to stir individuals and groups to productivity. Substitutes like slavery, police supervision, or ideological enthusiasm prove too unproductive, too expensive, or too transient.

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard

I came to think of myself, not as a dance and chaos of molecules, but as a brief and minute portion of that majestic process

Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day

History is so indifferently rich, that a case for almost any conclusion from it can be made by a selection of instances.

History offers some consolation by reminding us that sin has flourished in every age.

Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it.