"A female friend, amiable, clever, and devoted, is a possession more valuable than parks and palaces; and without such a muse, few men can succeed in life, none be contented."

"Power has only one duty — to secure the social welfare of the people."

"I make it a rule only to believe what I understand."

"A canter is the cure for all evil."

"Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power."