Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor.
Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.
I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term — meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching — there would be a vast improvement in total
Reputations are created every day and every minute.
We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
Great necessities call out great virtues.
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.