Every legitimate authority should respect its extent and its limits.
Politeness is the flower of humanity.
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it.
The sound of the drum drives out thought; for that very reason it is the most military of instruments.
Taste is the literary conscience of the soul.
Lenity is a part of justice; but she must not speak too loud for fear of waking justice.