Fame has eagle wings, and yet she mounts not so high as man's desires.
The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
There is no education like adversity.
Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.
Great revolutions, whatever may be their causes, are not lightly commenced, and are not concluded with precipitation.