Our Toil Is Lessened, And Our Wealth

It Was [totila's] Constant Theme, That National Vice And Ruin Are Inseparably Connected; That Victory Is The Fruit Of Moral As Well As Military Virtue; And That The Prince, And Even The People, Are Responsible For The Crimes Which They Neglect To Punish.

When A Public Quarrel Is Envenomed By Private Injuries, A Blow That Is Not Mortal Or Decisive Can Be Productive Only Of A Short Truce, Which Allows The Unsuccessful Combatant To Sharpen His Arms For A New Encounter.

Conversation Enriches The Understanding, But Solitude Is The School Of Genius.

The Criminal Penalties [for Suicide] Are The Production Of A Later And Darker Age.

Books Are Those Faithful Mirrors That Reflect To Our Mind The Minds Of Sages And Heroes.