The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

You must originate, and you must sympathize; yon must possess, at the same time, the habit of communicating and the habit of listening. The union is rather rare, but irresistible.

Finality is not the language of politics.

We make our fortunes and we call them fate.

I am neither a Whig nor Tory. My politics are described in one word and that word is England.

Friendship is the gift of the gods, and the most precious boon to man.

Departure should be sudden.