A man's fate is his own temper; and according to that will be his opinion as to the particular manner in which the course of events is regulated. A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance.

The noble lord is the Rupert of debate.

The enterprise of America precedes that of Europe, as the industry of England precedes that of the rest of Europe.

All Paradise opens! Let me die eating ortolans to the sound of soft music!

What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.