As knowledge grew, fear decreased; men thought less of worshiping the unknown, and more of overcoming it.

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.

Art lies in conceiving and designing, not in the actual execution' - this was left for lesser minds.

History repeats itself in the large because human nature changes with geological leisureliness.

The fear of capitalism has compelled socialism to widen freedom, and the fear of socialism has compelled capitalism to increase equality. East is West and West is East, and soon the twain will meet.

As knowledge grew, fear decreased; men thought less of worshiping the unknown, and more of overcoming it.

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.