The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

The secret to success is constancy of purpose.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Pray remember, Mr Dean, no dogma, no Dean.

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.