The House of Lords an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe - responsibility without power the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages.
Tom Stoppard
Knowlege is power.
Francis Bacon
No wise man ever wished to be younger.
Jonathan Swift
The easiest thing to do whenever you fail is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
Washington Irving
There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend as to find a friend worth dying for.
Homer
Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
H. L. Mencken
Every creature is a word of God.
Meister Eckhart
There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.
George Bernard Shaw
If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another, from whom can she expect protection and regard?
Jane Austen
