There is, therefore, wisdom in reserving one's decisions as long as possible and until all the facts and forces that will be potent at the moment are revealed.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.

I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.

If you want a good argument against democracy, spend five minutes with a voter.

I should have liked to be asked to say what I knew. They always tried to ask what I did not know. When I would have willingly displayed my knowledge, they sought to expose my ignorance. This sort of treatment had only one result: I did not do well in examinations

I shall endeavor to marshal British opinion against a course of action which would bring in my opinion the greatest evils upon the people of India, upon the people of Great Britain and upon the British Empire itself.

All wisdom is not new wisdom.