A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

Proverbs (general) Quotes, by Lord John Russell (1) , Source: in Notes to Roger's "Italy", claimed by him as his original definition of a proverb

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Among the defects of the bill [Lord Derby's] which are numerous, one provision is conspicuous by its presence and another by its absence.

Absence Quotes, by Lord John Russell (1) , Source: in an address to the Electors of the City of London

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