A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.

The eyes of the social herd, who always observe little things, and generally form from them their opinions of great affairs.

We moralize among ruins.

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of the egg of Columbus!

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.