"It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being."

"I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole."

"I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude."

"Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think."

"I look upon the Whigs as an anti-national party... Believing that the policy of the party was such as must destroy the honour of the kingdom abroad and the happiness of the people at home, I considere…"