Ask any man what nationality he would prefer to be, and ninety nine out of a hundred will tell you that they would prefer to be Englishmen

- Cecil Rhodes

Africa is still lying ready for us it is our duty to take it. It is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more territory and we should kee…

- Cecil Rhodes

So little done, so much to do.

- Cecil Rhodes

Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.

- Cecil Rhodes

When people praise you, don't let it go to your head. When they criticize you, don't let it go to your heart.

- Cecil Rhodes

Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world under British …

- Cecil Rhodes

I contend that we are the first race in the world, and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race... If there be a God…

- Cecil Rhodes

To think of these stars that you see overhead at night, these vast worlds which we can never reach. I would annex the planets if I could; I often thi…

- Cecil Rhodes

We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the na…

- Cecil Rhodes