30 Quotes by E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.

Those who are of the opinion that money will do everything may reasonably be expected to do everything for money.

The best party is but a kind of conspiracy against the rest of the nation.

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way.

Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear.

A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner.

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.