It is the lot of man to suffer.

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame,-a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others.

An author can have nothing truly his own but his style.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Patriotism depends as much on mutual suffering as on mutual success; and it is by that experience of all fortunes and all feelings that a great national character is created.

Ah, Ireland... That damnable, delightful country, where everything that is right is the opposite of what it ought to be.