One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
The most amazing and effective inventions are not those which do most honour to the human genius.
The fate of a nation has often depended upon the good or bad digestion of a prime minister.
Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you.
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.
Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.