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.

Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want to borrow his money; while, among the less favored with fortune's gifts, the sincere friend is generally esteemed to be the individual who is ready to lend it.

That soul-subduing sentiment, harshly called flirtation, which is the spell of a country house.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

When men are young, they want experience and when they have gained experience, they want energy.

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.

There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers.