Vanity Is A Mortgage That

Politics Is Not A Science, As The Professors Are Apt To Suppose. It Is An Art.

Nothing Should Be Left To An Invaded People Except Their Eyes For Weeping.

No Civilization Other Than That Which Is Christian, Is Worth Seeking Or Possessing.

Vanity Is A Mortgage That Must Be Deducted From The Value Of A Man.

They Treat Me Like A Fox, A Cunning Fellow (schlaukopf) Of The First Rank. But The Truth Is That With A Gentleman I Am Always A Gentleman And A Half, And When I Have To Do With A Pirate, I Try To Be A Pirate And A Half.