That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it.
The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.