Lord Halifax

Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.

Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.

Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you.

The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you.

There is an accumulative cruelty in a number of men, though none in particular are ill-natured.

There is an accumulative cruelty in a number of men, though none in particular are ill-natured.

Anger is seldom without an argument but seldom with a good one. -Lord Halifax.

Anger is seldom without an argument but seldom with a good one. -Lord Halifax.