Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse; it takes away the appetite, and turns the hair gray.

Predominant opinions are generally the opinions of the generation that is vanishing.

The Italians say it is not necessary to be a stag; but we ought not to be a tortoise.

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy. It was not granted by monarchs, it was not gained for us by aristocracies; but it sprang from the people, and, with an immortal instinct, it has always worked for the people.

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.

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.