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

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

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.

I am a Conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a Radical to remove all that is bad.

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

I think there is nothing more lovely than the love of two beautiful women who are not envious of each other's charms.

The world is a wheel, and it will all come round right.