I wanted us to go to the Tories when we were strong...not in misfortune to be made an honest woman of.

A man can wear out a particular part of his mind by continually using and tiring it, just in the same way he can wear out the elbows of his coat.

Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last. All of them hope that the storm will pass before their turn comes to be devoured. But I fear - I fear greatly - the storm will not pass. It will rage and it will roar, even more loudly, even more widely.

It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.