Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

The question is this - Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.

To do nothing and get something, formed a boy's ideal of a manly career.

The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.