A majority is always better than the best repartee..

The difference between talent and genius is this: while the former usually develops some special branch of our faculties, the latter commands them al….

There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers..

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power..

Next to the assumption of power was the responsibility of relinquishing it..

All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil..

Never complain and never explain..

I believe that, without party, Parliamentary government is impossible..

Knowledge must be gained by ourselves. Mankind may supply us with facts; but the results, even if they agree with previous ones, must be the work of ….

The Greeks adored their gods by the simple compliment of kissing their hands; and the Romans were treated as atheists if they would not perform the s….

To achieve what you want, you have to be stronger than those around you.

A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance..

The art of governing mankind by deceiving them..

It shows you exactly how a star is formed; nothing else can be so pretty! A cluster of vapor, the cream of the milky way, a sort of celestial cheese,….

There can be economy only where there is efficiency..

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist..

If you don't believe in magic, then you can't believe in reality..

You will in due season find your property is less valuable, and your freedom less complete..

Eloquence is the child of knowledge. When a mind is full, like a wholesome river, it is also clear..

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow..

Quit the world, and the world forgets you..