Europe Is A State With Several Provinces

A Nation May Lose Its Liberties In A Day And Not Miss Them In A Century.

Mediocrity Is A Hand-rail.

The Public Business Must Be Carried On With A Certain Motion, Neither Too Quick Nor Too Slow.

Men In Excess Of Happiness Or Misery Are Equally Inclined To Severity. Witness Conquerors And Monks! It Is Mediocrity Alone, And A Mixture Of Prosperous And Adverse Fortune That Inspire Us With Lenity And Pity.

Passion Makes Us Feel, But Never See Clearly.