“Too many expedients may spoil an affair.”

Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.

Lies and literature have always been friends.

Women keep no secrets, and I know many men, who are women in this regard.

What God does, He does well.

We believe no evil till the evil’s done.

But the shortest works are always the best.

Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.

The reason of the strongest is always the best.

People must help one another; it is nature’s law.

Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.

Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.

All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths.

War isn’t declared in the name of God; it is a human affair entirely.

The ordinary literary man, even though he be an eminent historian, is ill-fitted to be a mentor in affairs of government. For… things are for the most part very simple in books, and in practical life very complex.

A man’s dying is more the survivors’ affair than his own.

People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

There is no love affair held in these hands. I am reminded of this time and again.

Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.

I wonder if it’s possible to have a love affair that lasts forever.