We cannot learn men from books.

Ah, Ireland... That damnable, delightful country, where everything that is right is the opposite of what it ought to be.

Books are the curse of the human race.

Conservatism... offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

Fear makes us feel our humanity.

The Egremonts had never said anything that was remembered, or done anything that could be recalled.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour.