William Gladstone

"Aspire to the highest, and never think it a crime to labor."

"Work is the law of life; idleness is its negation."

"We ought to venerate the past, but not be enslaved by it."

"The great tradition of parliamentary debate is the glory of Britain."

"Memory is the treasury of the mind."

"The human heart is the seat of all virtue."

"To know oneself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The mind is ennobled by education, the heart by compassion."

"Good words are worth much and cost little."

"The path to peace lies through justice and fair dealing."

"Time is the great teacher; regrettably, it kills all its pupils."

"I have always thought that the great high privilege of Parliament is its power to change the laws."

"The franchise must be extended to all men of conscience."

"The conscience of a nation is its greatest asset."

"We must not mistake the shadows on the wall for reality itself."

"Cruelty to the weak is the mark of a base character."

"The educated man must bear the burden of responsibility."

"Never allow the pursuit of the good to become the enemy of the better."

"The greatest wealth is a cultivated mind."

"Patience is the virtue that beautifies all others."

"We are creatures of habit, and habits shape our destiny."

"The nation that forgets its history is doomed to repeat it."

"Truth needs no gilding; falsehood cannot be made beautiful."

"The measure of our commitment is tested in times of difficulty."

"To serve the public is the highest honor a man can receive."

"The secret of happiness is in the proper government of the mind."

"Beauty in nature speaks to the divine in us."

"The heart that is truly humble can never be truly proud."

"Wickedness may prosper for a season, but truth prevails at last."

"The union of strength and gentleness is the mark of true nobility."