I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone in a single cottage on the top of a mountain a mile from any habitation? He replied that Providence was his next-door neighbor.
Sciences may be learned by rote but wisdom not.
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
