Your wits make others witty.
Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.
A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.
self-interest usually brings injustice with it.
In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read.
You should know our mania for building is stronger than ever. It is a diabolical thing. It consumes money and the more you build, the more you want to build. It's a sickness like being addicted to alcohol.