Debt, grinding debt, whose iron face the widow, the orphan, and the sons of genius fear and hate; debt, which consumes so much time, which so cripples and disheartens a great spirit with cares that seem so base, is a preceptor whose lessons cannot be foregone, and is needed most by those who suffer from it most.

The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.

There is ever a slight suspicion of the burlesque about earnest good men.

As picture teaches the colouring, so sculpture the anatomy of form.

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

A nation, like a tree, does not thrive well till it is engraffed with a foreign stock.

Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, with your best deliberation and heed, come so close to any question as your spontaneous glance shall bring you.