Armies, though always the supporters and tools of absolute power for the time being, are always the destroyers of it too; by frequently changing the hands in which they think proper to lodge it.
Lord ChesterfieldAn able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions. He is neither hot nor timid.
Lord ChesterfieldObserve any meetings of people, and you will always find their eagerness and impetuosity rise or fall in proportion to their numbers.
Lord ChesterfieldWit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another.
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