A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
England is unrivalled for two things - sport and politics.
We make our own fortune and call it destiny.
Next to the assumption of power was the responsibility of relinquishing it.
We make our fortunes and we call them fate.
You asked me where I generally lived. In my workshop [i.e. in his study] in the mornings and always in the library in the evening. Books are companions even if you don’t open them.