What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.

Extreme views are never just; something always turns up which disturbs the calculations formed upon their data.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.

A realist is a man who insists on making the same mistakes his grandfather did.

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.

The noble lord is the Rupert of debate.

A good eater must be a good man; for a good eater must have a good digestion, and a good digestion depends upon a good conscience.