You must not contrast too strongly the hours of courtship with the years of possession.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

There is no gambling like politics.

Rothschild is the Lord and Master of the money markets of the world, and of course virtually Lord and Master of everything else. He literally held the revenues of Southern Italy in pawn, and Monarchs and Ministers of all countries courted his advice and were guided by his suggestions.

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

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.