Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse was made Consul

Quote by John Randolph

Topics: Ability Quotes

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

Mean spirits under disappointment, like small beer in a thunderstorm always turn sour

Mean spirits under disappointment, like small beer in a thunderstorm always turn sour

I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity, if...

I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity, if...

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money.

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money.

I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; I hate equality.

I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; I hate equality.