A great person is one who affects the mind of their generation.

Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.

A nation will not count the sacrifice it makes, if it supposes it is engaged in a struggle for its fame, its influence and its existence.

Here's to the man who rode the race, who took the time, who kept the time, and who did the trick.

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

Expediency is a law of nature. The camel is a wonderful animal, but the desert made the camel.

The world is devoted to physical science, because it believes theses discoveries will increase its capacity of luxury and self-indulgence. But the pursuit of science only leads to the insoluble.