A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.

The right hon. Gentleman [Sir Robert Peel] caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.

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

What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.

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

Silence is the mother of truth.

The Jews are a nervous people. Nineteen centuries of Christian love have taken a toll.