Next to the assumption of power was the responsibility of relinquishing it.

The originality of a subject is in its treatment.

Those who cannot themselves observe can at least acquire the observation of others.

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.

It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of the egg of Columbus!

The right hon. Gentleman [Sir Robert Peel] caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.

I pride myself in recognizing and upholding ability in every party and wherever I meet it.