And as in men's bodies, so in government, that disease is most serious which proceeds from the head.

Glory ought to be the consequence, not the motive of our actions.

There is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part. -Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit

Perhaps you will ask whether I can raise these three millions without difficulty. Well, nearly all my capital is invested in land, but I have some money out at interest and I can borrow without any trouble.

It is wonderful how the mind is stirred and quickened into activity by brisk bodily exercise.

Literature is both my joy and my comfort: it can add to every happiness and there is no sorrow it cannot console.

Unfinished paintings are more admired than the finished because the artist's actual thoughts are left visible.