To a mother, a child is everything; but to a child, a parent is only a link in the chain of her existence.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

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

There is no wisdom like frankness.

Knowledge must be gained by ourselves. Mankind may supply us with facts; but the results, even if they agree with previous ones, must be the work of our own minds.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

Friendship is the gift of the gods, and the most precious boon to man.