Nothing is good for a nation but that which arises from its own core and its own general wants, without apish imitation of another.

One would give generous alms if one had the eyes to see the beauty of a cupped receiving hand.

Nobody, they say, is a hero to his valet. Of course; for a man must be a hero to understand a hero. The valet, I dare say, has great respect for some person of his own stamp.

The best benefit we derive from history is the enthusiasm it excites.

He is a man whom it is impossible to please, because he is never pleased with himself.

War is in truth a disease in which the juices that serve health and maintenance are used for the sole purpose of nourishing something foreign, something at odds with nature.

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed That can make life a garden.