All That Time Is Lost Which Might

It Is Hard To Prevent Oneself From Believing What One So Keenly Desires.

If There Were A People Consisting Of Gods, They Would Be Governed Democratically. So Perfect A Government Is Not Suitable To Men.

Remorse Sleeps During A Prosperous Period But Wakes Up In Adversity.

Your First Duty Is To Be Humane. Love Childhood. Look With Friendly Eyes On Its Games, Its Pleasures, Its Amiable Dispositions. Which Of You Does Not Sometimes Look Back Regretfully On The Age When Laughter Was Ever On The Lips And The Heart Free Of Care? Why Steal From The Little Innocents The Enjoyment Of A Time That Passes All Too Quickly?

Nature Never Deceives Us; It Is We Who Deceive Ourselves.