Principle is ever my motto, no expediency.
The originality of a subject is in its treatment.
Books are the curse of the human race.
Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
There is anguish in the recollection that we have not adequately appreciated the affection of those whom we have loved and lost.