Books have to be read it is the only way of discovering what they contain.

The armour of falsehood is subtly wrought out of darkness, and hides a man not only from others, but from his own soul.

Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?

It isn't possible to love and part. You will wish that it was. You can transmute love, ignore it, muddle it, but you can never pull it out of you. I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal.

Sometimes I think too much fuss is made about marriage. Century after century of carnal embracement and we're still no nearer to understanding one another.

I believe in teaching people to be individuals, and to understand other individuals.

England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.