Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.

A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.

A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbors, and to the east and west by fish.

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

I have often regretted what I have eaten, but never what I have drunk.

I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.