Read moreKing 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.
Read moreAlmost everything that is great has been done by youth.
Read moreThe best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
Read moreThere is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
Read moreAn author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.
Read moreWhat is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.