The habit of writing clearly soon comes to the writer who is a severe critic to himself.

I doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover's mind if she knew the whole of it.

Success is a poison that should only be taken late in life and then only in small doses.

There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.

Here in England the welfare of the State depends on the conduct of our aristocracy.

Beware of creating tedium!

No living orator would convince a grocer that coffee should be sold without chicory; and no amount of eloquence will make an English lawyer think that loyalty to truth should come before loyalty to his client.