Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.

An empire is an immense egotism.

He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth.

A great teacher makes hard things easy.

My companion assumes to know my mood and habit of thought, and we go on from explanation to explanation, until all is said that words can, and we leave matters just as they were at first, because of that vicious assumption.

A man must consider what a blindman's-buff is this game of conformity.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment.