Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.

A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers.

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.

The character of a woman rapidly develops after marriage, and sometimes seems to change, when in fact it is only complete.

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.

Principle is ever my motto, no expediency.