A nation has a fixed quantity of invention, and it will make itself felt.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist.

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die; a peal of thy organ and uncounted nations sink down to pray.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly one most suited to England. But without the discipline of political connection, animated by the principle of private honor, I feel certain that a popular assembly would sink before the power or the corruption of a minister.

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.