The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades every thing that opposes its extension, behold! It is upon this table: This book, surpassing all others. I never omit to read it, and every day with some pleasure.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

The heart of a statesman should be in his head.

Brave deeds are the monuments of brave men.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

Audacity succeeds as often as it fails; in life it has an even chance.

The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.