Scientific, like spiritual truth, has ever from the beginning been descending from heaven to man.

No affection and a great brain, these are the people to command the world.

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

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

It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of the egg of Columbus!

England does not love coalitions.

Ignorance never settles a question.