The most important thing about education is appetite.

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.

When told by a helpful aide that his flies were undone he replied 'Young man, there is no harm in leaving the cage door open if the bird is dead!

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.

The tired parts of the mind can be rested and strengthened not merely by rest, but by using other parts.

Logic is a poor guide compared with custom.

The influence exercised over the human mind by apt analogies is and has always been immense. Whether they translate an established truth into simple language or whether they adventurously aspire to reveal the unknown, they are among the most formidable weapons of the rhetorician.