The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.
The best medicine against the grapes of wrath is a whiff of grapeshot
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
God is on the side of the heaviest cannon.
People take England on trust, and repeat that Shakespeare is the greatest of all authors. I have read him: there is nothing that compares Racine or Corneille: his plays are unreadable, pitiful.
One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.