Deny yourself! You must deny yourself! That is the song that never ends.

We blame equally him who is too proud to put a proper value on his own merit and him who prizes too highly his spurious worth.

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads to the misery and ruin of many thousands and millions of people.

People may live as much retired from the world as they please; but sooner or later, before they are aware, they will find themselves debtor or creditor to somebody.

The man who acts never has any conscience; no one has any conscience but the man who thinks

But one must know where one stands, and where the others wish to go.

Battle not with monsters, for then you become one.