To have her meals, and her daily walk, and her fill of novels, and to be left alone, was all that she asked of the gods.

The Church of England is the only church in the world that interferes neither with your politics nor your religion

One wants in a Prime Minister a good many things, but not very great things. He should be clever but need not be a genius; he should be conscientious but by no means strait-laced; he should be cautious but never timid, bold but never venturesome; he should have a good digestion, genial manners, and, above all, a thick skin.

Marvelous is the power which can be exercised, almost unconsciously, over a company, or an individual, or even upon a crowd by one person gifted with good temper, good digestion, good intellects, and good looks.

The law is a great thing,--because men are poor and weak, and bad. And it is great, because where it exists in its strength, no tyrant can be above it. But between you and me there should be no mention of law as the guide of conduct. Speak to me of honour, and of duty, and of nobility; and tell me what they require of you.

I doubt whether I ever read any description of scenery which gave me an idea of the place described.

I cannot hold with those who wish to put down the insignificant chatter of the world.