I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come - in public opinion.

Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.

The art of putting the right men in the right places is first in the science of government; but that of finding places for the discontented is the most difficult.

If we go on explaining we shall cease to understand one another.

To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man.

Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and too much insensibility creates crime.