The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude.

The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands.

A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold.

Monuments! what are they? the very pyramids have forgotten their builders, or to whom they were dedicated. Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.

In Gaul were two orders, the nobility and the priesthood, while the people, says Caesar, were all slaves.

The crusades made great improvement in the condition of the serfs.

A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period.

Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty.

A good lawyer is a bad Christian.

To the Calvinists, more than to any other class of men, the political liberties of Holland, England, and America are due.

Enthusiasm could not supply the place of experience.

Encouragement is a mark of true friendship.

Don't search about happiness in a miserable way.

Prayer has marked the trees across the wilderness of a skeptical world to direct the traveler in distress and all paths lead to a single light.

I wonder if living alone makes one more alive. No precious energy goes in disagreement or compromise. No need to augment others, there is just yourself, just truth - a morsel - and you.

Content to follow when we lead the way.

I feel the calmest when I'm drawing or when I'm creating images. I love connecting the mind with the hand and producing something - that is very comforting and centering for me.

It's hard to escape when your hobby is your job.

When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one.

Start telling the story of your amazing life, and the law of attraction must make sure you receive it!

Do you want to know the easiest way to fall in love? Just associate with all your pleasant experiences of someone, and disassociate from all the unpleasant ones.