Thus our democracy was from an early period the most aristocratic, and our aristocracy the most democratic.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

I had rather than forty shillings I had my Book of Songs and Sonnets here. -The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act i. Sc. 1.

What great things would you attempt if you knew you could not fail.

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.

Mercy among the virtues is like the moon among the stars ... It is the light that hovers above the judgment seat.

The greatest productive force is human selfishness.

Music is the universal language of mankind.

The coast was clear.

This case is wholly without merit both factually and legally. .

The Thames is liquid history.

Open thy gate of mercy, gracious God, My soul flies through these wounds to seek out thee.

HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.

A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn't like the tune.

I wish my deadly foe no worse, Than want of friends, and empty purse.

Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the restraints of conscience.

Bring poppies for a weary mind That saddens in a senseless din.

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time.