Nature has given us two ears but only one mouth.

There is no education like adversity.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour.

All is race; there is no other truth ,and every race must fall which carelessly suffers its blood to become mixed.

Mr Speaker, I withdraw my statement that half the cabinet are asses - half the cabinet are not asses.

I have lived long enough to know that the evening glow of love has its own riches and splendour.

The care of the public health is the first duty of the statesman.