"The Tories, because they are asses, can be induced by some outstanding personality, like Disraeli, to strike out boldly from time to time, which the Liberals are incapable of doing. But when no outsta…"

"The most fatal error possible in politics is that of ignoring the spirit of the age."

"The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps."

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

"The age of chivalry is past. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever."