A critic is a man who expects miracles.
Like all valuable commodities, truth is often counterfeited.
There are no office hours for leaders.
Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.
For to keep at the top is harder almost than to get there
A civil ruler dabbling in religion is as reprehensible as a clergyman dabbling in politics. Both render themselves odious as well as ridiculous.