No conjunction can possibly occur, however fearful, however tremendous it may appear, from which a man by his own energy may not extricate himself, as a mariner by the rattling of his cannon can dissipate the impending waterspout.

The depositary of power is always unpopular.

I say that justice is truth in action.

I have a great confidence in the revelations which holidays bring forth.

The most powerful men are not public men: a public man is responsible, and a responsible man is a slave. It is private life that governs the world.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.

Quit the world, and the world forgets you.