A female friend, amiable, clever, and devoted, is a possession more valuable than parks and palaces; and without such a muse, few men can succeed in life, none be contented.

The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.

Life is too short to be little. You must enlarge your imagination and then act on it.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

That doctrine of peace at any price has done more mischief than any I can well recall that have been afloat in this country. It has occasioned more wars than any of the most ruthless conquerors. It has disturbed and nearly destroyed that political equilibrium so necessary to the liberties and the welfare of the world.

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

Those who cannot themselves observe can at least acquire the observation of others.