It Was Here That I Suspended My

The Valuable Library Of Alexandria Was Pillaged Or Destroyed; And Near Twenty Years Afterwards, The Appearance Of The Empty Shelves Excited The Regret And Indignation Of Every Spectator Whose Mind Was Not Totally Darkened By Religious Prejudice. The Compositions Of Ancient Genius, So Many Of Which Have Irretrievably Perished, Might Surely Have Been Excepted From The Wreck Of Idolatry, For The Amusement And Instruction Of Succeeding Ages.

The First And Indispensable Requisite Of Happiness Is A Clear Conscience.

[arabs Are] A People, Whom It Is Dangerous To Provoke, And Fruitless To Attack.

The Best And Most Important Part Of Every Man's Education Is That Which He Gives Himself.

[all] The Manly Virtues Were Oppressed By The Servile And Pusillanimous Reign Of The Monks.