A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

Power dements even more than it corrupts, lowering the guard of foresight and raising the haste of action.

Nature smiles at the union of freedom and equality in our utopias. For freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies, and when one prevails the other dies.

If you wish to be loved, be modest; if you wish to be admired, be proud; if you wish both, combine external modesty with internal pride.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

In its youth a people produce mythology and poetry; in its decadence, philosophy and logic.