The force of his will consists in the imperturbable calculation of his egoism.

He is a skillful player who has the human species for an antagonist, and whom he proposes to checkmate...

Every time that I heard him talk I was struck with his superiority; it bore no resemblance to that of men informed and cultivated through study and social intercourse, such as we find in France and England.

His conversation indicated the tact of circumstances, like that of the hunter in pursuit of his prey.

His spirit seemed a cold, keen sword-blade, which freezes while it wounds.
I felt a profound irony in his mind, which nothing great or beautiful could escape, not even his own fame, for he despised the nation whose suffrages he sought...