It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the world; that inspired the crusades; that instituted the monastic orders; it was not reason that produced the Jesuits; above all, it was not reason that created the French Revolution. Man is only great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.

The canter is a cure for every evil.

Silence often expresses 'more powerfully than speech the verdict and judgment of society.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

Terror has its inspiration, as well as competition.

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

There is a thread in our thoughts as there is a pulse in our feelings; he who can hold the one knows how to think, and he who can move the other knows how to feel.