Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

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Justice is truth in action.

Justice is truth in action.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his...

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and...

Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and...

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.

I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only...

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only...

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins.

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with...

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements,...

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass.

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass.