In my youth,geology was nervously striving to accommodate itself to Genesis. Now it is Genesis that is striving to accommodate itself to geology.

Canada is said to have got its name from the two Spanish words aca and nada, signifying 'there is nothing here.'

No student of history can fail to see the moral interest of the Middle Ages, any more than an artist can fail to see their aesthetic interest.

The father of confederation is deadlock.

Never had there been such an attempt to make conquest the servant of civilization. About keeping India there is no question. England has a real duty there.

Ancient history, besides the still unequalled excellence of the writers, is the best instrument for cultivating the historical sense.

The materials of the novelist must be real; they must be gathered from the field of humanity by his actual observation.