I love opposition that has convictions.

One should never despair too soon.

Do not neglect the principles of foresight and know that often, puffed up with success, armies have lost the fruit of their heroism through a feeling of false security.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

In trying to defend everything he defended nothing.

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.

A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.