A wise man does nothing by constraint.

Neither can embellishments of language be found without arrangement and expression of thoughts, nor can thoughts be made to shine without the light of language.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

I look upon the pleasure we take in a garden as one of the most innocent delights in human life.

There is no fortune so strong that money cannot take it.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.