We are free, we are civilised, to little purpose, if we grudge to any portion of the human race an equal measure of freedom and civilisation.

I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history.

He had done that which could never be forgiven; he was in the grasp of one who never forgave.

I wish I was as sure of anything as he is of everything.

It is good to be often reminded of the inconsistency of human nature, and to learn to look without wonder or disgust on the weaknesses which are found in the strongest minds.

With the dead there is no rivalry, with the dead there is no change.

Our estimate of a character always depends much on the manner in which that character affects our own interests and passions.