A vice sanctioned by the general opinion is merely a vice. The evil terminates in itself. A vice condemned by the general opinion produces a pernicious effect on the whole character. The former is a local malady; the latter, constitutional taint. When the reputation of the offender is lost, he too often flings the remainder of his virtue after it in despair.

A beggarly people, A church and no steeple.

The most beautiful object in the world, it will be allowed, is a beautiful woman.

The temple of silence and reconciliation.

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

Finesse is the best adaptation of means to circumstances.

The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public good.