Truth, Sir, is a cow which will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull.

It is our first duty to serve society.

Flattery pleases very generally. In the first place, the flatterer may think what he says to be true; but, in the second place, whether he thinks so or not, he certainly thinks those whom he flatters of consequence enough to be flattered.

Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.

The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes of future felicity... The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.

I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like their delicacy, I like their vivacity, and I like their silence.