It is knowledge that influences and equalizes the social condition of man; that gives to all, however different their political position, passions which are in common, and enjoyments which are universal.

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame,-a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others.

Meditation is culture.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

As men advance in life, all passions resolve themselves into money. Love, ambition, even poetry, end in this.

The enterprise of America precedes that of Europe, as the industry of England precedes that of the rest of Europe.