“Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first p...” — Cecil Rhodes Quote

“Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.”

“I have found out one thing and that is, if you have an idea, and it is a good idea, if you only stick to it you will come out all right.”

“Having read the histories of other countries, I saw that expansion was everything, and that the world's surface being limited, the great object of present humanity should be to take as much of the world as it possibly could.”

“Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world under British rule, for the recovery of the United States, for making the Anglo Saxon race but one Empire? What a dream, but yet it is probable; it is possible.”

“The real fact is that I could no longer stand their eternal cold mutton.”

“So little done, so much to do.”

“Even in a world with much sadness, at its essence, life is beautiful.”

“Time is long but life is short.”

“All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.”

“Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.”

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.”

“Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time.”