Morality has nothing to do with such a man as I am.

The poor man commands respect; the beggar must always excite anger.

I like honest men of all colors.

The nature of Christ is, I grant it, from one end to another, a web of mysteries; but this mysteriousness does not correspond to the difficulties which all existence contains. Let it be rejected, and the whole world is an enigma; let it be accepted, and we possess a wonderful explanation of the history of man.

The superior man is never in anyone's way.

Men will risk their lives, even die for ribbons.

Brave deeds are the monuments of brave men.

Give me a man with a good allowance of nose, . . . when I want any good head-work done I choose a man--provided his education has been suitable--with a long nose.

Do you know what is more hard to bear than the reverses of fortune? It is the baseness, the hideous ingratitude, of man.