It is one thing to see the forward path and another to be able to take it. But it is better to have an ambitious plan than none at all.

When one is in office one has no idea how damnable things can feel to the ordinary rank and file of the public.

The short words are best, and the old words, when short, are the best of all.

Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory !!

What a fool I have been!

They had bombed London, whether on purpose or not, and the British people and London especially should know that we could hit back. It would be good for the morale of us all.

What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes.