The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.

The sweet simplicity of the three percents.

The indulgence in grief is a blunder.

We have legalized confiscation, consecrated sacrilege, and condoned high treason.

I have begun several times many things, and I have often succeeded at last.

The noble lord is the Rupert of debate.

I do not understand how an aristocracy can exist, unless it be distinguished by some quality which no other class of the community possesses.