Execution is the chariot of genius.
As we are, so we see.
The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.
Why stand we here trembling around, calling on God for help, and not ourselves, in whom God dwells?
The eye sees more than the heart knows.
As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.