I do not believe it is in our nature to love impartially. We deceive ourselves when we think we can love two beings, even our own children, equally. There is always a dominant affection.

One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.

A woman laughing is a woman conquered.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

England would be better off without Canada; it keeps her in a prepared state for war at a great expense and constant irritation.