It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

The fate of a nation has often depended upon the good or bad digestion of a prime minister.

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.

All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon

I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race.

He is lifeless that is faultless.

I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won one.