Money is power, and rare are the heads that can withstand the possession of great power.

The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.

The essence of education is the education of the body.

You will in due season find your property is less valuable, and your freedom less complete.

Life is not dated merely by years. Events are sometimes the best calendars.

The constitution of England is not a paper constitution. It is an aggregate of institutions, many of them founded merely upon prescription, some of them fortified by muniments, but all of them the fruit and experience of an ancient and illustrious people.

Friendship is the gift of the gods, and the most precious boon to man.