It is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption, although they may be very convenient for gratifying the ambition or the vanity of individuals, have any great effect upon the fortunes or the power of parties. And it is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption are means by which power can either be ob-tained or retained.

It is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption, although they may be very convenient for gratifying the ambition or the vanity of individuals, have any great effect upon the fortunes or the power of parties. And it is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption are means by which power can either be ob-tained or retained.

At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists.

The feeling of satiety, almost inseparable from large possessions, is a surer cause of misery than ungratified desires.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.

When a man is going to try and borrow money, it is wise to look prosperous

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments' plans.