A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.

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Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the...

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

The greatest of all evils is a weak government

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is...

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

There is no education like adversity

There is no education like adversity

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who...

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches...

London is a modern Babylon.

London is a modern Babylon.

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

Never take anything for granted.

Never take anything for granted.