He enjoyed life with sober judgment, and pursued the path most suited to himself, without declaring it to be the best for others.

He was a little hard, perhaps, upon the errors that belong to weakness and conceit--not to those that have their source in great natures or generous thoughts.
Among his characteristics was a profound admiration for England.

His own country he half loved, yet half disdained.

The impetuosity and levity of his compatriots displeased his sober and dignified notions.

He could not forgive them (he was wont to say) for having made the two grand experiments of popular revolution and military despotism in vain.