You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
What we call public opinion is generally public sentiment.
Great countries are those that produce great people.
Little things affect little minds.
What wonderful things are events! The least are of greater importance than the most sublime and comprehensive speculations.
When I left the dining room after sitting next to Mr. Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest man in England. But after sitting next to Mr. Disraeli, I thought I was the cleverest woman in England.