We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our traders have suffered much from a too rapid extension in prosperous years.

The angel of death has been abroad throughout the land; you may almost hear the beating of his wings.

Be the measure great or small, let it be honest in every part.

The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.

I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago.

I would prefer to have one comfortable room well stocked with books to all you could give me in the way of decoration which the highest art could supply.

In the houses of the humble a little library in my opinion is a most precious possession.

England is the Mother of Parliaments

Training and development: The best development programmes change the way people see themselves

The beasts (Conservatives) had committed suicide to save themselves from slaughter.

The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s. the quarter.

Asking big “WHY” question is to dig through the root cause of changes, how to manage it and achieve a more tangible result.

I’ve suppressed my aspirations to forget all rationality and let the moment explain everything, for nothing to be said and everything understood. If only I knew how to let these feelings out.

When people are treated like a product, they become obsessed with materialism.

People who concentrate on giving good service always get more personal satisfaction as well as better business. How can we get better service? One way is by trying to see ourselves as others do.

Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime.

I began my writing life as a poet, so poetry has always been fundamental. I evolved from poetry to journalism to stories to novels. But poetry was always there.

The character of a generation is moulded by personal character.

I don't bother so much about the others' songs. For instance, I don't give a damn about how 'Something' is doing in the charts - I watch 'Come Together' (the flip side) because that's my song.

What are you thinking?” She asks. -That you are beautiful. That not everyone could see it. I almost became the kind of person who could not.

I probably have become more infamous from two misdemeanors than probably anyone I could think of.