In war, the moral element and public opinion are half the battle.
On the human imagination events produce the effects of time.
Hebrews. This book is much superior to most of the writings attributed to St. Paul, though passages in the other books are very admirable.
No star seemed less than what science has taught us that it is.
Superstition is a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
In America, it is indispensable that every well wisher of true liberty should understand that acts of tyranny can only proceed from the publick. The publick, then, is to be watched, in this country, as, in other countries kings and aristocrats are to be watched.
Any violation of a woman's body can become sex for men; this is the essential truth of pornography.
Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.
I'd kill for 'somewhat frosty. '
Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance. . . We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature.