1st Earl of Morton

Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or morton:

    There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is seldom one in which a man should tell all. Great skill is necessary to know how far to go, and where to stop.
    Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

    Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
    —Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904)