Intemperance is the epitome of every crime, the cause of every kind of misery.

Nothing is so beneficial to a young author as the advice of a man whose judgment stands constitutionally at the freezing-point.

Don't buy a single vote more than necessary.

The language of women should be luminous, but not voluminous.

A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of respect for that 'ancient institution' the old one.

We are all slaves to the shining metal.

We love peace, as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price.