Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.

What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.

A realist is a man who insists on making the same mistakes his grandfather did.

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.

There are few faces that can afford to smile: a smile is sometimes bewitching, in general vapid, often a contortion.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.