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.

I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole!

Nine-tenths of all existing books are nonsense.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

Nature has given us two ears but only one mouth.

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

There is a thread in our thoughts as there is a pulse in our feelings; he who can hold the one knows how to think, and he who can move the other knows how to feel.