I am glad you came in to punctuate my discourse, which I fear has gone on for an hour without any stop at all.

The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable. It is no doubt a sublimer effort of genius than the Greek style; but then it depends much…

The true key to the declension of the Roman empire - which is not to be found in all Gibbon's immense work - may be stated in two words: - the imperial charact…

You talk about making this article cheaper by reducing its price in the market from 8 d. to 6 d. But suppose, in so doing, you have rendered your country weake…

Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.

I asked him the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Caddyshack.

When you fall into a man's conversation, the first thing you should consider is, whether he has a greater inclination to hear you, or that you should hear him.