The ecstatic insanity of romantic pursuit can be so enhanced by music that entire romantic conquests, victories and ruinous, crushing defeats can be tied to songs to such a degree that it's almost unbearable to listen to them again, as they bring back the memories so vividly.

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.

If we turn our backs of the Scythians who have provoked us, how shamefully shall we march against the revolted Bactrians; but if we pass Tanais and make the Scythians feel, by dear experience, that we are invincible, not in Asia only, it is not to be doubted but that Europe itself, as well as Asia, will come within the bounds of our conquests.

Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.

The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.

Language is the armory of the human mind and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.

Living in dreams of yesterday we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.