The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame; a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day, and the race a life.

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.

I rather like bad wine; one gets so bored with good wine.

Adolf Hitler may have been wrong all down the line, but one thing is beyond dispute: the man was able to work his way up from lance corporal in the German Army…

The future naval officers, who live within these walls, will find in the career of the man whose life we this day celebrate, not merely a subject for admiratio…

O combien d'actions, combien d'exploits celebres Sont demeures sans gloire au milieu des tenebres.