Books are a languid pleasure.

We need to interpret interpretations more than to interpret things.

Every one's true worship was that which he found in use in the place where he chanced to be.

Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.

There is nothing so extreme that is not allowed by the custom of some nation or other.

A father is very miserable who has no other hold on his children's affection than the need they have of his assistance, if that can be called affection.

Those who give the first shock to a state are the first overwhelmed in its ruin; the fruits of public commotion are seldom enjoyed by him who was the first mover; he only beats the water for another's net.