"The noble lord is the Prince Rupert of parliamentary discussion: his charge is resistless, but when he returns from the pursuit he always finds his camp in the possession of the enemy."

"The greatest wisdom is to be ignorant that you are wise."

"Power has its duties as well as its rights."

"A university should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning."

"Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor."