No man will treat with indifference the principle of race. It is the key to history, and why history is often so confused is that it has been written by men who are ignorant of this principle and all the knowledge it involves. . . Language and religion do not make a race--there is only one thing which makes a race, and that is blood.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts

Under this roof are the heads of the family of Rothschild - a name famous in every capital of Europe and every division of the globe. If you like, we shall divide the United States into two parts, one for you, James [Rothschild], and one for you, Lionel [Rothschild]. Napoleon will do exactly and all that I shall advise him.

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.

The age does not believe in great men, because it does not possess any.

I do not like giving advice: it is incurring an unnecessary responsibility.

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