What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.

Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular.

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments' plans.

Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.

Every moment is travel - if understood.

One event makes another. What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens; and time can only prove which is most for our advantage.

The tone and tendency of liberalism...is to attack the institutions of the country under the name of reform and to make war on the manners and customs of the people under the pretext of progress.