The eyes of the social herd, who always observe little things, and generally form from them their opinions of great affairs.

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

No enemy is indeed so terrible as a man of genius.

The Italians say it is not necessary to be a stag; but we ought not to be a tortoise.

If you want to be a leader of people, you must learn to watch events.

As men advance in life, all passions resolve themselves into money. Love, ambition, even poetry, end in this.

The enterprise of America precedes that of Europe, as the industry of England precedes that of the rest of Europe.