John Morley: “The Soudan is a useless possession; ever was so, and ever will be so.”

There lay Ireland,—squalid, dismal, sullen, dull, expectant, sunk deep in hostile intent.

I think any man who lays down a firm proposition that all is well, or any man who says that all is ill--either of those two men is probably wrong.

With a few exceptions, a political speech like the manna in the wilderness loses its savour on the second day.

He was a soldier of infinite personal courage and daring; of striking military energy, initiative, and resource; a high, pure, and single character, dwelling much in the region of the unseen.