Mobs in their emotions are much like children, subject to the same tantrums and fits of fury.

To the ignorant, even the words of wise seem foolishness.

Men honor property above all else; it has the greatest power in human life.

Experience, travel - these are an education in themselves.

There is just one life for each of us: our own.

Too much zeal offends where indirection works.

The wisest men follow their own direction.