It is only with prudence, sagacity, and much dexterity that great aims are accomplished, and all obstacles surmounted. Otherwise nothing is accomplished.

To a father who loves his children victor has no charms. When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.

There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.

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!

Nothing is lost as long as courage remains