There is no second country for an Englishman, except a ship and the sea.

Life resembles Gobelin tapestry; you do not see the canvass on the right side; but when you turn it, the threads are visible.

O memory, thou bitter sweet,--both a joy and a scourge!

Only the refined and delicate pleasures that spring from research and education can build up barriers between different ranks.

The more we know the better we forgive. Whoever feels deeply, feels for all who live.

[On Napoleon:] One has the impression of an imperious wind blowing about one's ears when one is near that man.

Love is admiring with the heart. And admiring is loving with the mind.