Lord Acton

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye. ↗

— Lord Acton

#another #beg #does #either #eye

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh. ↗

— Lord Acton

#announced #catastrophe #certain #every #feel

Learn as much by writing as by reading. ↗

— Lord Acton

#much #reading #writing

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. ↗

— Lord Acton

#discussion #faith #good #good faith #government

There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. ↗

— Lord Acton

#among #defenders #error #fails #find