The great fault in women is to desire to be like men.

Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free.

There is no man who desires as passionately as a Russian. If we could imprison a Russian desire beneath a fortress, that fortress would explode.

I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know what is in the heart of an honest man; it is horrible.

In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is confined, means are limited, scope is restricted, movements are labored, and results are humdrum.

Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists.

A constitution that is made for all nations is made for none.