The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments.

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Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all men who would...

Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and...

Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and...

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

Where knowledge ends, religion begins

I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.

I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the...

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is...

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Never complain and never explain.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

Books are the curse of the human race.

Books are the curse of the human race.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

Nobody is forgotten when it is convenient to remember him.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

Youth is the trustee of prosperity.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Great countries are those that produce great people.