"The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress." — Ernest Renan

In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.

Let us remember that sorrow alone is the creator of great things.

God, if there is a God, take my soul, if I have a soul.

The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.