Speak of the gods as they are.

The Ethiop gods have Ethiop lips, Bronze cheeks, and woolly hair; The Grecian gods are like the Greeks, As keen-eyed, cold and fair.

Don't worry about life, you're not going to survive it anyway.

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to think other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.

The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.