I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world, and certainly one most suited to England. But without the discipline of political connection, animated by the principle of private honor, I feel certain that a popular assembly would sink before the power or the corruption of a minister.

At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists.

Why should one say that the machine does not live? It breathes, for its breath forms the atmosphere of some towns.

Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

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

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.