A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.

The Greeks adored their gods by the simple compliment of kissing their hands; and the Romans were treated as atheists if they would not perform the same act when they entered a temple. This custom, however, as a religious ceremony declined with paganism,but was continued as a salutation by inferiors to their superiors, or as a token of esteem among friends.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.

A book may be as great a thing as a battle.

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.

The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.