There are no permanent alliances, only permanent interests.
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonThe Schleswig-Holstein question is so complicated, only three men in Europe understood it. One was Prince Albert, who is dead. The second was a German professor who went mad. I am the third and I have forgotten all about it
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonWhat is merit? The opinion one man entertains of another.
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonDirt is not dirty, but only something in the wrong place.
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston