Perseverance and tact are the two most important qualities for the individual who wants to move ahead.

I have a great confidence in the revelations which holidays bring forth.

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.

Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose.

Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the Beautiful is dead.

A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.

An author can have nothing truly his own but his style.