As I sat opposite the Treasury Bench the ministers reminded me of one of those marine landscapes not very unusual on the coasts of South America. You behold a range of exhausted volcanoes.

A great person is one who affects the mind of their generation.

Enthusiasm is the breath of genius.

Great men never require experience.

Trust not overmuch to the blessed Magdalen; learn to protect yourself.

Extreme views are never just; something always turns up which disturbs the calculations formed upon their data.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.