All religions begin with a revolt against morality, and perish when morality conquers them.

The politician who once had to learn to flatter Kings has now to learn how to fascinate, amuse, coax, humbug, frighten, or otherwise strike the fancy of the electorate.

But to admire a strong person and to live under that strong person’s thumb are two different things.

It is the first duty of every man not to be poor.

The British are apt to make merits of their stupidities, and to represent their various incapacities as points of good breeding.

It is not that I am so clever; it is that everyone else is so stupid.

Pothinus: "Is it possible that Caesar, the conqueror of the world, has time to occupy himself with such a trifle as our taxes?" Caesar: "My friend, taxes are the chief business of a conqueror of the world.