What I have been taught, I have forgotten; what I know, I have guessed.

Only a man who has loved a woman of genius can appreciate what happiness there is in loving a fool.

An important art of politicians is to find new names for institutions which under old names have become odious to the public.

It is not an event; it is a piece of news.

The bold defiance of a woman is the certain sign of her shame, - when she has once ceased to blush, it is because she has too much to blush for.

Methods are the masters of masters.

The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.