Knowledge of mankind is a knowledge of their passions.
London; a nation, not a city.
The fruit of my tree of knowledge is plucked, and it is this: “Adventures are to the adventurous.”
To be famous when you are young is the fortune of the gods.
We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.
The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.