Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

I will sit down now, but the time will come when you will hear me.

Protection is not a principle but an expedient

Our domestic affections are the most salutary basis of all good government.

When I left the dining room after sitting next to Mr. Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest man in England. But after sitting next to Mr. Disraeli, I thought I was the cleverest woman in England.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

The Continent will not suffer England to be the workshop of the world.