The feminine graces of Madame de Sevigne's genius are exquisitely charming; but the philosophy and eloquence of Madame de Stael are above the distinction of sex.

It is not because we have been free, but because we have a right to be free, that we ought to demand freedom. Justice and liberty have neither birth nor race, youth nor age.

The powers of a man's mind are directly proportional to the quantity of coffee he drank.

The Commons, faithful to their system, remained in a wise and masterly inactivity.

The feminine graces of Madame de Sevigne's genius are exquisitely charming; but the philosophy and eloquence of Madame de Stael are above the distinction of sex.

Diffused knowledge immortalizes itself.

It is right to be content with what we have, never with what we are.