Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.
Continue ReadingThe pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little events.
Continue ReadingBeauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.
Continue ReadingThe courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.
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Continue ReadingLet us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.
Continue ReadingOur work is the presentation of our capabilities.
Continue ReadingConversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.
Continue ReadingThe winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
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