A dark horse, which had never been thought of, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

All power is a trust, that we are accountable for its exercise.

All Paradise opens! Let me die eating ortolans to the sound of soft music!

"As for that," said Waldenshare, "sensible men are all of the same religion." "Pray, what is that?" inquired the Prince. "Sensible men never tell."

That doctrine of peace at any price has done more mischief than any I can well recall that have been afloat in this country. It has occasioned more wars than any of the most ruthless conquerors. It has disturbed and nearly destroyed that political equilibrium so necessary to the liberties and the welfare of the world.

More pernicious nonsense was never devised by man than treaties of commerce.