Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by tone of voice.

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

I think it rather fine, this necessity for the tense bracing of the will before anything worth doing can be done. I rather like it myself. I feel it is to be the chief thing that differentiates me from the cat by the fire.

We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time into one's various activities.

A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it.

A true friend is one who likes you despite your achievements.