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

Candor is the brightest gem of criticism.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.

Knowledge of mankind is a knowledge of their passions.

Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want to borrow his money; while, among the less favored with fortune's gifts, the sincere friend is generally esteemed to be the individual who is ready to lend it.