Enthusiasm is the height of man; it is the passing from the human to the divine.

Nature has made up her mind that what cannot defend itself shall not be defended.

In the uttermost meaning of the words, thought is devout, and devotion is thought. Deep calls unto deep.

A man is a hero, not because he is braver than anyone else, but because he is brave for 10 minutes longer.

Divine persons are character born, or, to borrow a phrase from Napoleon, they are victory organized.

Difference of opinion is the one crime which kings never forgive.

There was never anything that did not proceed from a thought.