Time itself comes in drops.

Intellectualism' is the belief that our mind comes upon a world complete in itself, and has the duty of ascertaining its contents; but has no power of re-determining its character, for that is already given.

It is only in the lonely emergencies of life that our creed is tested: then routine maxims fail, and we fall back on our gods.

If an unusual necessity forces us onward, a surprising thing occurs. The fatigue gets worse up to a certain point, when, gradually or suddenly, it passes away and we are fresher than before!

Men are now proud of belonging to a conquering nation, and without a murmur they lay down their persons and their wealth, if by so doing they may fend off subjection.

Agisci come se quel che fai, facesse la differenza. La fa!

I am no lover of disorder and doubt as such. Rather do I fear to lose truth by this pretension to possess it already wholly.