I Do Not Amuse Myself By Thinking

War Is A Lottery In Which Nations Ought To Risk Nothing But Small Amounts.

There Are Only Two Forces That Unite Men - Fear And Interest.

The Great Difficulty With Politics Is, That There Are No Established Principles.

A Great Reputation Is A Great Noise, The More There Is Of It, And The Further Does It Swell. Land, Monuments, Nations, All Fall, But The Noise Remains, And Will Reach To Other Generations.

A Well-composed Song Strikes The Mind And Softens The Feelings, And Produces A Greater Effect Than A Moral Work, Which Convinces Our Reason, But Does Not Warm Our Feelings, Nor Effect The Slightest Alteration In Our Habits