I do not believe such a quality as chance exists. Every incident that happens must be a link in a chain.

London is a modern Babylon.

A man's fate is his own temper; and according to that will be his opinion as to the particular manner in which the course of events is regulated. A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance.

Great revolutions, whatever may be their causes, are not lightly commenced, and are not concluded with precipitation.

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.

Ignorance never settles a question.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.