I say that justice is truth in action.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Trust not overmuch to the blessed Magdalen; learn to protect yourself.

What Art was to the ancient world, Science is to the modern: the distinctive faculty. In the minds of men the useful has succeeded to the beautiful. Instead of the city of the Violet Crown, a Lancashire village has expanded into a mighty region of factories and warehouses. Yet, rightly understood, Manchester is as great a human exploit; as Athens.

There is no education like adversity.

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.