My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense.
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind -...
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
I put forward formless and unresolved notions as do those who publish...
A man who envies our family is a man who needs...
Loyalty to the family must be merged into loyalty...
Irish is the prominent nationality in the family, but beyond that, I...
