Religion is, in fact, the dominion of the soul; it is the hope, the anchor of safety, the deliverance from evil. What a service has Christianity rendered to humanity!

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

In tragedy great men are more truly great than in history. We see them only in the crises which unfold them.

I pay attention only to what people do or say. I never pay attention to what they think.

An aristocracy is the true support of a monarchy.

We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.