Justice is the idea of God, the ideal of man, the rule of conduct writ in the nature of mankind.

You may not, cannot, appropriate beauty. It is the wealth of the eye, and a cat may gaze upon a king.

The great man is to be the servant of mankind, not they of him.

Wit has its place in debate; in controversy it is a legitimate weapon, offensive and defensive.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

I believe in the admission of women to the full rights of citizenship and share in government, on the express grounds that few women keep house so badly or with such wastefulness as chancellors of the exchequer keep the state.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.