Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
A really great man is known by three signs... generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn`t the slightest intention of putting it into practice.
Politics is the art of the possible.
Laws are like sausages. It`s better not to see them being made.
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.