Drunkenness was in good repute in England till "Bloody Mary" frowned upon it; it remained popular in Germany. The French drank more stably, not being quite so cold.

It came to me that reform should begin at home, and since that day I have not had time to remake the world.

We teach more by what we are than by what we teach.

From barbarism to civilization requires a century; from civilization to barbarism needs but a day.

Tolerance grows only when faith loses certainty; certainty is murderous.

Liberty is a luxury of security; the free individual is a product and a mark of civilization.

Education is the transformation of civilisation