Next in criminality to him who violates the laws of his country, is he who violates the language.

We listen to those whom we know to be of the same opinion as ourselves, and we call them wise for being of it; but we avoid such as differ from us.

A great man knows the value of greatness; he dares not hazard it, he will not squander it.

Political men, like goats, usually thrive best among inequalities.

When the mind loses its feeling for elegance, it grows corrupt and groveling, and seeks in the crowd what ought to be found at home.

When a woman hath ceased to be quite the same to us, it matters little how different she becomes.

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.