Pipe-smokers spend so much time cleaning, filling and fooling with their pipes, they don't have time to get into mischief.

All books grow homilies by time; they are Temples, at once, and Landmarks.

The fact is that I loved being in England.

Have love for your friend up to a limit for it is possible he may turn into your enemy some day; and hate your enemy up to a limit for it is possible he may turn into your friend some day.

Keep strong if possible; in any case, keep cool.

I think I can say without fear of contradiction that we could generate sorties at an extremely high level and bring very, very effective air power to bear in support of our troops.

The magnificence of mountains, the serenity of nature-nothing is safe from the idiot marks of man's passing.