Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it. ”

Those who are of the opinion that money will do everything may reasonably be expected to do everything for money. ”

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way. ”

The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you. ”

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. ”

True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes. ”

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear. ”