Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement. George Bancroft amusementcharacterdepend Change image and share on social
The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force. George Bancroft brutecivilizationcommon Change image and share on social
Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul. George Bancroft beautycompanionimage Change image and share on social
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible. George Bancroft deceivedishonestygod Change image and share on social
