bad news travels faster than good.

I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.

it is better to inspire a reform than to enforce it.

What right can give anyone authority to inflict torture upon a citizen when it is still unknown whether he is innocent or guilty?

Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful. Marguerite, Countess of Blessington I praise loudly; I blame softly.

If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman.

All punishments by which the human body might be maimed are barbarbarism.