Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

I have begun several times many things, and I have often succeeded at last.

'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

Life is to short to be small.

Some will read only old books, as if there were no valuable truths to be discovered in modern publications: others will only read new books, as if some valuable truths are not among the old. Some will not read a book because they know the author: others . . . would also read the man.