A princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and, as such, it rivets mankind.

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations.

Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind.

A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a perpetual minute enjoyment.

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable.

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions.

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.