No wars are more bitter than those undertaken in the name of religion.

I sometimes think that the prevalent use of external cosmetics eats out the internal brain if persisted in long enough.

No influence so quickly converts a radical into a reactionary as does his election to power.

Visitors should conform as much as possible to the habits and customs of the house. They should be moderate in their demands for personal attendance. They should not carry their moods into the drawing-room or to the table, and, whether they are bored or not, should be ready to contribute as much as in their power to an atmosphere of pleasure. If the above involves too much self-sacrifice, then an invitation to visit should by no means be accepted.

There is no intolerance in the world so great as the intolerance of tolerance, and no bigotry so excessive as the bigotry of the image breaker. To praise the devil is second nature. To praise God is an education.

Years in themselves mean nothing. How we live them means everything.

No wars are more bitter than those undertaken in the name of religion.