A man will blithely do in politics what he would kick a man downstairs for in ordinary life.
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyLord Randolph Churchill was the chief mourner at his own protracted funeral.
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyDo not first announce action, and then, when you are unable to take action, withdraw, because you will only find yourself in the same position as now, plus a public and humiliating confession of impotence.
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyWhatever thrift is, it is not avarice. Avarice is not generous; and, after all, it is the thrifty people who are generous.
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery