America has begun her career at the culminating point of life, as Adam did at the age of thirty.

There is nothing at all in life, except what we put there.

The most culpable of the excesses of Liberty is the harm she does herself.

Those who make us happy are always thankful to us for being so; their gratitude is the reward of their benefits.

I love victory, but I love not triumph.

There is nothing steadfast in life but our memories. We are sure of keeping intact only that which we have lost.

If we look closely at this earth, where God seems so utterly forgotten, we shall find that it is He, after all, who commands the most fidelity and the most love.