The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.

A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers.

The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

England does not love coalitions.

Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.

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.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.