A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.

Fools you are who say you like to learn from your mistakes. I prefer to learn from the mistakes of others, and avoid the cost of my own.

My subject is my life, and my life is my subject.

With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.

In England the more horses a nobleman has, the more popular he is. So long as the English are devoted to racing, Socialism has no chance with you.