William Gladstone

"The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness."

"You cannot live to please everybody."

"Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character."

"Strike a blow and hire your soldiers with your own money."

"Those persons are wisest who, as it is commonly said, know themselves."

"Moral power is probably more important than any other kind."

"We ought to do whatever we can to lift the condition of the poor."

"The question is upon a much higher plane than your party politics."

"A man who loves his country for its wealth is not a patriot."

"The book is a divine work, and we should treat it as the most sacred of all sacred things."

"Success has ruined many a man."

"You must go back to the fountains of truth to refresh yourself."

"The work of government must be done, and whether it is done well or ill, is a matter of public concern."

"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge."

"The very foundation of theology is the character of God."

"Free men cannot be made equal by law."

"Our children may learn about heroes of the past. Our task is to make ourselves architects of the future."

"Character is made by many acts; it may be lost by a single one."

"The cause of the people is in the hands of the people themselves."

"We should never despair about the future."

"The great tradition of parliamentary government has its roots in trial and error."

"Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of education."

"There are certain points upon which the public will never be wrong."

"The spirit of self-reliance must be the native air in which a people lives."

"Patience will achieve more with time than force with violence."

"The secret of success in life is to be ready for your opportunity when it comes."

"Human rights are not things that are given to you. They are things you assert for yourself."

"The great achievement of the human heart is to learn to love unselfishly."

"We live in an age of transition, and must expect to be exposed to greater trials."

"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual."