“England and America are two countries separated by the same language”

“There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press”

“The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it”

“Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them, they translate it into their own language, and forthwith it means something entirely different”

“The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed”

“Action speaks louder than words.”