It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature. — Lord Melbourne Copy Share Image
“What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.” — Lord Melbourne Copy Share Image
It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which… — Lord Melbourne Copy Share Image
Your friends praise your abilities to the skies, submit to you in argument, and seem to have the greatest deference for you; but, though… — Lord Melbourne Copy Share Image
