To the man of thought almost nothing is really ridiculous.

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

The art of governing is a great metier, requiring the whole man, and it is therefore not well for a ruler to have too strong tendencies for other affairs.

It is said, that no one is a hero to their butler. The reason is, that it requires a hero to recognize a hero. The butler, however, will probably know well how to estimate his equals.

There is not a single outward mark of courtesy that does not have a deep moral basis.

One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man.