Never take anything for granted.
The tendency of an advanced civilization is in truth monarchy.
Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.