Lord HalifaxThinkers

Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.

Contentment is to the mind like moss to a tree; it bindeth it up so as to stop its growth.

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.

Liberty is a condition of mankind that can neither be got, nor kept, but by so much care, that mankind are generally unwilling to give the price for it.

Man (human) is not hanged for stealing horses but so that horses be not stolen.

Patience is a thing which to master is to master everything else.

A Political party is a kind of conspiracy against the rest of the nation.

Popularity is a crime from the moment it's sought.

Truth-telling is not appreciated — a man who would call everything by its right name would hardly pass the streets without being knocked down as a common enemy

A Wife is to thank God for her husband has faults; a husband without faults is a dangerous observer.