An eagerness and zeal for dispute on every subject, and with every one, shows great self-sufficiency, that never-failing sign of great self-ignorance.
William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamTheoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.
William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamConcession comes with better grace and more salutary effect from superior power.
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham