Nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

To be famous when you are young is the fortune of the gods.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

We make our fortunes and we call them fate.

Books are the curse of the human race.

It is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption, although they may be very convenient for gratifying the ambition or the vanity of individuals, have any great effect upon the fortunes or the power of parties. And it is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption are means by which power can either be ob-tained or retained.