Two percent of the people think; three percent of the people think they think; and ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than think.

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own.

When a prisoner sees the door of his dungeon open he dashes for it without stopping to think where he shall get his dinner.

You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the government. And, with due respect to these gentlemen, I advise you, as long as the capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold.

Better a leader of Fabianism than a chorus man in parliament.

With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution