"If Gladstone fell in the Thames, that would be a misfortune. But if someone fished him out again, that would be a calamity."

"He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong."

"Nothing can resist a human will that will stake its existence on a purpose."

"Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel."

"A female friend, amiable, clever, and devoted, is a possession more valuable than parks and palaces; and without such a muse, few men can succeed in life, none be contented."