Am sorry to note that abuse and condemnation of a common acquaintance often constitutes very strong bond of union between otherwise uncongenial spirits.

Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic.

People in England who do not like gardening are very few, and of the few there are, many do not own to it, knowing that they might just as well own to having been in prison, or got drunk at Buckingham Palace.

Always remember, me dear, whether you're listening to a tale or telling one: Every penny piece that's struck has two sides to it.

There is a certain strong sense of inner conviction that strikes, with a pang as that of birth, through the very soul, and which is experienced but once or twice in a lifetime.

Inequalities of Fate very curious. Should like, on this account, to believe in Reincarnation.

Most Englishmen are convinced that God is an Englishman, probably educated at Eton.