"My heart knows of no other ambition than that of seeing you happy."

"He is as uncontrollable and crabby as one can imagine. Not to be understood, because neither his mother nor his fathe…"

"Take a serious look at yourself. Ask yourself questions about your mood, the way you view the world and people, think…"

"I am saddened by the case of Constantinople, this journey was so well served to you, and you have spoiled it with a c…"

"It is not for us that we exhort you to learn, but for yourself, because ignorance is an inability, a real disaster, b…"

"But Palmerston likes to put his foot on their necks! Now, no statesman must triumph over an enemy that is not quite d…"

"My fate is bound up with that of England, and whatever befalls the green isle, I shall not easily abandon it."

"If we had some sense here other than to quarrel for miserable places we should buy some of the colonies of the Portug…"

"The discourse of those gentlemen whose clothing glitters with gold trim, of those rough workmen who have donned their…"

"A smile of self-satisfaction and pride shines on the face of every citizen, and he lifts his eye in thanks to God, wh…"