God alone knows how great it is. All I hope is that it is not too late. I am very much afraid that it is. We can only do our best.

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

Land monopoly is not only monopoly, but it is by far the greatest of monopolies; it is a perpetual monopoly, and it is the mother of all other forms of monopoly.

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.

Everybody stumbles across a golden opportunity at least once in a lifetime. Unfortunately most people just pick themselves up, dust themselves down, and walk away from it.

Those whose work and pleasure are one... are... Fortune's favoured children.

It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.