The foundation of domestic happiness is faith in the virtue of woman.

The most pernicious of absurdities is that weak, blind, stupid faith is better than the constant practice of every human virtue.

The tomb is the pedestal of greatness. I make a distinction between God's great and the king's great.

A little praise is good for a shy temper; it teaches it to rely on the kindness of others.

Merit has rarely risen of itself, but a pebble or a twig is often quite sufficient for it to spring from to the highest ascent. There is usually some baseness before there is any elevation.

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.

Great men always pay deference to greater.