It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.

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We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our...

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but...

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one.

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us...

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing...

My life is a struggle.

My life is a struggle.

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to...

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The...

The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The...

Today's public opinion, though it may appear as light as air, may be tomorrow's legislation-for...

Today's public opinion, though it may appear as light as air, may be tomorrow's legislation-for...