All power is a trust, that we are accountable for its exercise.

The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.

In the study of the fine arts, they mutually assist each other.

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame,-a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others.

Religion should be the rule of life, not a casual incident in it.

No conjunction can possibly occur, however fearful, however tremendous it may appear, from which a man by his own energy may not extricate himself, as a mariner by the rattling of his cannon can dissipate the impending waterspout.

I think that an author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children.