The constitution of England is not a paper constitution. It is an aggregate of institutions, many of them founded merely upon prescription, some of them fortified by muniments, but all of them the fruit and experience of an ancient and illustrious people.

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

To do nothing and get something, formed a boy's ideal of a manly career.

As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it.