The life of a nation, like that of an individual, is a perpetual ruin, a sequence of collapses, an endless expansion of misery and crime.
Humility protects intelligence against the illusion of self-sufficiency.
Thomas Aquinas
Workdays! The only days I lived!
Alfred de Musset
It is really necessary for man to die so that others, and himself, can determine his fair value.
Vittorio Alfieri
Commit your way to the Lord. - Psalms 37:5
Psalms
The responsibility for tolerance lies with those who have the broadest vision.
George Eliot