Cecil Rhodes > Quotes

“To think of these stars that you see overhead at night, these vast worlds which we can never reach. I would annex the planets if I could; I often think of that. It makes me sad to see them so clear and yet so far.”
― Cecil Rhodes, The Last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes; With Elucidatory Notes to Which Are Added Some Chapters Describing the Political and Religious Ideas

“Man begets, but land does not beget. ”
― Cecil Rhodes

“Remember that you are an Englishman, and have subsequently drawn the greatest prize in the lottery of life.”
― Cecil Rhodes

“As I walked, I looked up at the sky and down at the earth, and I said to myself this should be British. And it came to me in that fine, exhilarating air that the British were the best race to rule the world.”
― Cecil Rhodes

“Begitu banyak yang harus dilakukan, tetapi begitu sedikit yang telah dilakukan.”
― Cecil Rhodes

“The empire, as I have always said, is a bread and butter question. If you want to avoid civil war, you must become imperialists.”
― Cecil Rhodes