The real moment of success is not the moment apparent to the crowd.
It is in the hour of trial that a man finds his true profession.
He never does a proper thing without giving an improper reason for it.
Nature holds no brief for the human experiment; it must stand or fall by its results.
If Despotism failed only for want of a capable benevolent despot, what chance has Democracy, which requires a whole population of capable voters.
A book is like a child: it is easier to bring it into the world than to control it when it is launched there.