Pity a thing often avowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed.

Wars of opinion, as they have been the most destructive, are also the most disgraceful of conflicts.

Habit will reconcile us to everything but change

A power above all human responsibility ought to be above all human attainment.

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

It is seldom that statesmen have the option of choosing between a good and an evil.

The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.