"half Christendom worships a Jewess, and the other half a Jew…. Which is the superior race, the worshipped or the worshippers?"

"The people are not strong: the people never can be strong. Their attempts at self-vindication will end only in their suffering and confusion."

"When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world."

"Change is inevitable. Change is constant."

"If Mr. Gladstone fell into the Thames, that would be a misfortune; and if anybody pulled him out, that would be a calamity."