I never approved either the errors of his book, or the trivial truths he so vigorously laid down. I have, however, stoutly taken his side when absurd men have condemned him for these same truths.

Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace.

The best way to be boring is to include everything.

He was not the greatest of men but he was the greatest of kings.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

Nature has always had more force than education.

This is no time to make new enemies.