I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

The art of being sometimes audacious and sometimes very prudent is the secret of success.

The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.

To command, you must first of all speak to the eyes.

A journalist is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Leaders have to be dealers in hope.