The conduct of men depends upon their temperament, not upon a bunch of musty maxims.

Accent and emphasis are the pith of reading; punctuation is but secondary.

The question is this - Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly one most suited to England. But without the discipline of political connection, animated by the principle of private honor, I feel certain that a popular assembly would sink before the power or the corruption of a minister.

Travel teaches toleration.

Life is too short to be little. You must enlarge your imagination and then act on it.