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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Quotes

British - Politician | March 15, 1779 - November 24, 1848

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.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Nature Love Man Pleasure Own Faults

Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Strong Nobody Anything Foolish Some

My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular, is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Impossible Doubt Easy You First

Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Life Religion Private Life Coming

It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say the same.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Mind Say Matter Same Must Much

Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Twice Once Orthodox Puritanical

A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Fool Man Honest Honest Man

The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Government Crime Duty Contracts

That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Men I Am Support Me Wrong Want

I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Wish I Wish Everything Anything Tom

It is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Impossible Easy First Side Take

Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Woman Man Worth Fools Anything Nor

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