Edgar Quinet

The law of humanity ought to be composed of the past, the present, and the future, that we bear within us; whoever possesses but one of these terms, has but a fragment of the law of the moral world. ”

Universal orthodoxy is enriched by every new discovery of truth: what at first appeared universal, by wishing to stand still, sooner or later becomes a sect. ”

It is certain that if you would have the whole secret of a people, you must enter into the intimacy of their religion. ”

An effeminate education weakens both the mind and the body. ”

Time is the fairest and toughest judge. ”