We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

I have lived long enough to know that the evening glow of love has its own riches and splendour.

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

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Nine-tenths of all existing books are nonsense.

Ignorance never settles a question.

There are amusing people who do not interest, and interesting people who do not amuse