52 Quotes About British-statesman

Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.

In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice.

Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one.

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.

There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.

When little is done, little is said; silence is the mother of truth.

What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.