News is that which comes from the North, East, West and South, and if it comes from only one point on the compass, then it is a class; publication and not news.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.

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

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.

It has been said that the people of this country are deeply interested in the humanitarian and philanthropic considerations involved in [the Eastern Question]. All must appreciate such feelings. But I am mistaken if there be not a yet deeper sentiment on the part of the people of this country, one with which I cannot doubt your lordships will ever sympathise, and that is - the determination to maintain the Empire of England.