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

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

Eloquence is the child of knowledge. When a mind is full, like a wholesome river, it is also clear.

The enterprise of America precedes that of Europe, as the industry of England precedes that of the rest of Europe.

I am myself a gentleman of the press, and have no other escutcheon.

Departure should be sudden.

I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly one most suited to England. But without the discipline of political connection, animated by the principle of private honor, I feel certain that a popular assembly would sink before the power or the corruption of a minister.