1805-1859, French Historian, Politician, Lawyer, Memoirist
Balance
If ever the faculties of the great majority of mankind were exclusively bent upon the pursuit of material objects, it might be anticipated that an amazing reaction would take place in the souls of some. I should be surprised if mysticism did not soon make some advance among a people solely engaged in promoting its own worldly welfare.
Wisdom for The Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing , © 2004