It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
I am my nearest neighbour.
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
Great empires are not maintained by timidity.