Whatever they did, the Elysians were careful never to be vehement.

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die; a peal of thy organ and uncounted nations sink down to pray.

The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

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.

The most powerful men are not public men: a public man is responsible, and a responsible man is a slave. It is private life that governs the world.

You have proved it is a very moral habit.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.