The conduct of men depends upon their temperament, not upon a bunch of musty maxims.
Her Majesty is not a subject.
Fame has eagle wings, and yet she mounts not so high as man's desires.
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
Little things affect little minds.
We are now in want of an art to teach how books are to be read rather than to read them. Such an art is practicable.