No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt.

They fought indeed and were slain, but it was to maintain the luxury and the wealth of other men.

Forgetfulness transforms every occurrence into a non-occurrence.

It is easy to utter what has been kept silent, but impossible to recall what has been uttered.

Statesmen are not only liable to give an account of what they say or do in public, but there is a busy inquiry made into their very meals, beds, marriages, and every other sportive or serious action.