William Pitt Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by William Pitt:

Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.
~William Pitt


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-pitt-quotes/#25167579

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.
~William Pitt


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-pitt-quotes/#39c75924

Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?
~William Pitt


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-pitt-quotes/#ccb588b6

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
~William Pitt


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-pitt-quotes/#4c746382

Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.
~William Pitt


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-pitt-quotes/#1821c634

If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms never never never!
~William Pitt


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-pitt-quotes/#437da01e

The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.
~William Pitt


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-pitt-quotes/#62b4e8fd

Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.
~William Pitt


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-pitt-quotes/#514b1d54

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