I will sit down now, but the time will come when you will hear me.

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.

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

I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.

Fame has eagle wings, and yet she mounts not so high as man's desires.

It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of the egg of Columbus!