Great Revolutions, Whatever May Be Their Causes,

To Do Nothing And Get Something, Formed A Boy's Ideal Of A Manly Career.

It Has Been Said That The People Of This Country Are Deeply Interested In The Humanitarian And Philanthropic Considerations Involved In [the Eastern Question]. All Must Appreciate Such Feelings. But I Am Mistaken If There Be Not A Yet Deeper Sentiment On The Part Of The People Of This Country, One With Which I Cannot Doubt Your Lordships Will Ever Sympathise, And That Is - The Determination To Maintain The Empire Of England.

Everything Comes If A Man Will Only Wait.

The Services In Wartime Are Fit Only For Desperadoes, But In Peace Are Only Fit For Fools.

The Best Security For Civilization Is The Dwelling, And Upon Properly Appointed And Becoming Dwellings Depends, More Than Anything Else, The Improvement Of Mankind.