The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

The conduct of a losing party never appears right: at least it never can possess the only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar judgements-success.

Liberty, without wisdom, is license.

I cannot conceive how any man can have brought himself to that pitch of presumption, to consider his country as nothing but carte blanche, upon which he may scribble whatever he pleases.

The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.

They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.