War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

The stage is a supplement to the pulpit, where virtue, according to Plato's sublime idea, moves our love and affection when made visible to the eye.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary error is often more earnest than truth.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

There are amusing people who do not interest, and interesting people who do not amuse