The English nation is never so great as in adversity.

The Continent will not suffer England to be the workshop of the world.

Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular.

You must originate, and you must sympathize; yon must possess, at the same time, the habit of communicating and the habit of listening. The union is rather rare, but irresistible.

Nonsense, when earnest, is impressive, and sometimes takes you in. If you are in a hurry, you occasionally mistake it for sense.

A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.

There is moderation even in excess.