A majority is always better than the best repartee.

There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers.

I believe absence is a great element of charm.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

What is wanted in architecture, as in so many things, is a man. ... One suggestion might be made-no profession in England has done its duty until it has furnished a victim. ... Even our boasted navy never achieved a great victory until we shot an admiral. Suppose an architect were hanged? Terror has its inspiration, as well as competition.