To Hate Excellence Is To Hate The

The Rightness Of A Thing Isn't Determined By The Amount Of Courage It Takes.

I Was A King And A King's Heir And Now I Am A Slave.

Power Is The Test. Some, Once They Have It, Are Content To Buy The Show Of Liking, And Punish Those Who Withhold It; Then You Have A Despot. But Some Keep A True Eye For How They Seem To Others, And Care About It, Which Holds Them Back From Much Mischief.

It Is Bitter To Lose A Friend To Evil Before One Loses Him To Death.

The Perpetual Stream Of Human Nature Is Formed Into Ever-changing Shallows, Eddies, Falls And Pools By The Land Over Which It Passes. Perhaps The Only Real Value Of History Lies In Considering This Endlessly Varied Play Between The Essence And The Accidents.