
To the House of Commons (30 July 1924, H.C. Deb. Vol. 176, Cols 2091-2)
Speech in Edinburgh (29 November 1879), quoted in Gladstone as Financier and Economist (1931) by F. W. Hirst, p. 243
1870s
To the House of Commons (30 July 1924, H.C. Deb. Vol. 176, Cols 2091-2)
On the resurgence of inflation in the late 1980s (The Guardian, 24 July, 1989).
1980s
“4517. The King's Cheese goes half away in Pareings.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1735) : The King's cheese is half wasted in parings, but no matter, 'tis made of the people's milk.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Equity.
Table Talk (1689)
Still" (co-written with Jeremy Ruzumna, Bill Esses, Jeff Blue) - YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CntzOovlkmo
On How Life Is (1999)
Un contadino che mi dà il suo pezzo di pecorino mi fa un regalo più grande di Giulio Làscari quando m’invita a pranzo. Il guaio è che il pecorino mi dà la nausea; e così non resta che la gratitudine che non si vede e il naso arricciato dal disgusto che si vede fin troppo.
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Il Gattopardo (1958)
God and the State (1871; publ. 1882)
Context: A person is strong only when he stands upon his own truth, when he speaks and acts from his deepest convictions. Then, whatever the situation he may be in, he always knows what he must say and do. He may fall, but he cannot bring shame upon himself or his cause. If we seek the liberation of the people by means of a lie, we will surely grow confused, go astray, and lose sight of our objective, and if we have any influence at all on the people we will lead them astray as well — in other words, we will be acting in the spirit of reaction and to its benefit.