In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.

It behooves us then to humble ourselves before the offended Power to confess our national sins and to pray for clemency and forgiveness. read more

• Thought Behooves Us Humble Ourselves Before Offended Power Confess Our National Sins Pray for Clemency Forgiveness

Every coin has two sides, just like most people have two faces. read more

• Thought Every Coin Two Sides Like Most People Faces

Wars do not end wars any more than an extraordinarily large conflagration does away with the fire hazard. read more

• Thought Wars Do End Any More Extraordinarily Large Conflagration Does Away Fire Hazard

It"s a tough life if you don"t weaken. read more

• Thought Tough Life Weaken

He who fears he will suffer, already suffers from his fear. read more

• Thought Fears Suffer Suffers from Fear

Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth. read more

• Thought Old Age Tyrant Forbids Under Pain Death Pleasures Youth

Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers. read more

• Thought Self Love Greatest Flatterers

No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does. read more

• Thought Man Clever Enough Evil Does

Reconciliation with our enemies is simply a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, or the fear of some unlucky thing from occurring. read more

• Thought Reconciliation Our Enemies Simply Desire Better Condition Weariness War Fear Some Unlucky Thing from Occurring

There is a kind of love, the excess of which forbids jealousy. read more

• Thought Kind Love Excess Which Forbids Jealousy