Neville [Chamberlain] has a retail mind in a wholesale business.
It is always too late, or too little, or both. And that is the road to disaster.
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics.
Aristrocracy is like cheese. The older it is the higher it becomes.