Conservatism... offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.

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!

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

Great revolutions, whatever may be their causes, are not lightly commenced, and are not concluded with precipitation.

He thinks posterity is a pack-horse, always ready to be loaded.