One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.

The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.