Rothschild is the Lord and Master of the money markets of the world, and of course virtually Lord and Master of everything else. He literally held the revenues of Southern Italy in pawn, and Monarchs and Ministers of all countries courted his advice and were guided by his suggestions.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Had it not been for you, I should have remained what I was when we first met, a prejudiced, narrow-minded being, with contracted sympathies and false knowledge, wasting my life on obsolete trifles, and utterly insensible to the privilege of living in this wondrous age of change and progress.

At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists.