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

A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.'

That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.

CASSIO: Dost thou hear, my honest friend?
CLOWN: No, I hear not your honest friend, I hear you.
CASSIO: Prithee, keep up thy quillets.

He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.

He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others.

He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.