The Birth Of A Child Is The

I Know Not That There Is Anything In Nature More Soothing To The Mind Than The Contemplation Of The Moon, Sailing, Like Some Planetary Bark, Amidst A Sea Of Bright Azure. The Subject Is Certainly Hackneyed; The Moon Has Been Sung By Poet And Poetaster. Is There Any Marvel That It Should Be So?

The Amiable Is A Duty Most Certainly, But Must Not Be Exercised At The Expense Of Any Of The Virtues. He Who Seeks To Do The Amiable Always, Can Only Be Successful At The Frequent Expense Of His Manhood.

To Make Punishments Efficacious, Two Things Are Necessary. They Must Never Be Disproportioned To The Offence, And They Must Be Certain.

Stagnation Is Something Worse Than Death. It Is Corruption, Also.

The True Law Of The Race Is Progress And Development. Whenever Civilization Pauses In The March Of Conquest, It Is Overthrown By The Barbarian.