There Is Properly No History, Only Biography.

The Superstition Respecting Power And Office Is Going To The Ground. The Stream Of Human Affairs Flows Its Own Way, And Is Very Little Affected By The Activity Of Legislators. What Great Masses Of Men Wish Done, Will Be Done; And They Do Not Wish It For A Freak, But Because It Is Their State And Natural End.

Win As If You Were Used To It, Lose As If You Enjoyed It For A Change.

The Populace Drags Down The Gods To Their Own Level.

A Mind Might Ponder Its Thought For An Epoch, And Not Gain So Much Self-knowledge As The Passion Of Love Shall Teach In A Day.

The Laws Of Each Are Convertible Into The Laws Of Any Other.