There is no wisdom like frankness.

The tone and tendency of liberalism...is to attack the institutions of the country under the name of reform and to make war on the manners and customs of the people under the pretext of progress.

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.

I do not believe such a quality as chance exists. Every incident that happens must be a link in a chain.

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

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.

Without dancing you can never attain a perfectly graceful carriage, which is of the highest importance in life.