I May Be Kindly, I Am Ordinarily

In Politics A Capable Ruler Must Be Guided By Circumstances, Conjectures And Conjunctions.

To Tempt, And To Be Tempted, Are Things Very Nearly Allied, And, In Spite Of The Finest Maxims Of Morality Impressed Upon The Mind, Whenever Feeling Has Anything To Do In The Matter, No Sooner Is It Excited Than We Have Already Gone Vastly Farther Than We Are Aware Of, And I Have Yet To Learn How It Is Possible To Prevent Its Being Excited.

You Philosophers Are Lucky Men. You Write On Paper And Paper Is Patient. Unfortunate Empress That I Am, I Write On The Susceptible Skins Of Living Beings.

Self-interest Usually Brings Injustice With It.

Power Without A Nation's Confidence Is Nothing.