Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.
The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?
Poverty, of course, is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.
Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.