For Surely To Be Wise Is The

History Illumes Reality, Vitalizes Memory, Provides Guidance In Daily Life

When I Consider The Wonderful Activity Of The Mind, So Great A Memory Of What Is Past, And Such A Capacity Of Penetrating Into The Future: When I Behold Such A Number Of Arts And Sciences, And Such A Multitude Of Discoveries Hence Arising,--i Believe And Am Firmly Persuaded That A Nature Which Contains So Many Things Within Itself Cannot Be Mortal.

A War Is Never Undertaken By The Ideal State, Except In Defense Of Its Honor Or Its Safety.

The Pursuit, Even Of The Best Things, Ought To Be Calm And Tranquil.

To Be Ignorant Of The Past Is To Be Forever A Child.