Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.

Quote by Lord Melbourne

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A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man.

A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man.

It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say the...

It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say the...

Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical.

Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical.

Your friends praise your abilities to the skies, submit to you in argument, and seem...

Your friends praise your abilities to the skies, submit to you in argument, and seem...

It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through...

It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through...

Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life.

Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life.

I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything.

I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything.

That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me...

That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me...

My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take...

My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take...