A man is a god in ruins.

Whilst all the world is in pursuit of power, culture corrects the theory of success.

Therefore is nature ever the ally of Religion: lends her all her pomp and riches to the religious sentiment.

It is a capital blunder; as you discover, when another man recites his charities.

If you want to be great and successful, choose people who are great and successful and walk side by side with them.

I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.

The civility of no race can be perfect whilst another race is degraded.