Civilization is being poisoned by its own waste products.

It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.

A monarch frequently represents his subjects better that an elected assembly; and if he is a good judge of character he is likely to have more capable and loyal advisers.

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.

Experience is a good teacher, but her fees are very high.

Let us remember, when we are inclined to be disheartened, that the private soldier is a poor judge of the fortunes of a great battle.

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.