The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

Information upon points of practical politics.

In the hands of a genius, engineering turns to magic, philosophy becomes poetry, and science pure imagination.

All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.

I am neither a Whig nor Tory. My politics are described in one word and that word is England.

Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.