Men, in general, are not this or that, they are what they are made to be.

Peter had a genius for imitation; but he lacked true genius, which is creative and makes all from nothing.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken.

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can.

A man speaks of what he knows, a woman of what pleases her: the one requires knowledge, the other taste.

There is one further distinguishing characteristic of man which is very specific indeed and about which there can be no dispute, and that is the faculty of self-improvement - a faculty which, with the help of circumstance, progressively develops all our other faculties.

Innocence is ashamed of nothing.