The most effective coquetry is innocence.

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history.

If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?

Eloquence dwells quite as much in the hearts of the hearers as on the lips of the orator.

Men are misers, and women prodigal, in affection.

A woman's strength is most potent when robed in gentleness.