38 Quotes by Robert Walpole

Persons extremely reserved are like old enamelled watches, which had painted covers, that hindered your seeing what o'clock it was.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The gratitude of place-expectants is a lively sense of future favours.

All those men have their price.

I took the right sow by the ear.

Though I admire republican principles in theory, yet I am afraid the practice may be too perfect for human nature. We tried a republic last century, and it failed. Let our enemies try next. I hate political experiments.

I have lived long enough in the world, Sir, . . . to know that the safety of a minister lies in his having the approbation of this House. Former ministers, Sir, neglected this, and therefore they fell; I have always made it my first study to obtain it...

All history is a lie!

Every man has his price.