The first duty of society is justice.
Since there must be chimeras, why is not perfection the chimera of all men?
We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.
There is a transcendent power in example.
The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.
We recognize the action of God in great things: we exclude it in small. We forget that the Lord of eternity is also the Lord of the hour.
In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.
Yet do I marvel at this curious thing: To make a poet black, and bid him sing!
The key problem is the debt restructuring in the euro zone. As long as the debt burden is not reduced, there is no chance of the weaker EU countries regaining competitiveness.
If the way of heaven be narrow, it is not long; and if the gate be straight, it opens into endless life.
there was a time when these weren't memories.