"He was a man of the world, which is to say, he was a man who knew how to live."

"Never complain and never explain."

"The greatest successes are those that are achieved for the benefit of others."

"The noble lord is the Prince Rupert of parliamentary discussion: his charge is resistless, but when he returns from the pursuit he always finds his camp in the possession of the enemy."

"Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others."