The expected always happens

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.

Next to the assumption of power was the responsibility of relinquishing it.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.

What wonderful things are events! The least are of greater importance than the most sublime and comprehensive speculations.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.