Every public action which is not customary, either is wrong or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever be done for the first time.
Francis CornfordPropaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.
Francis CornfordMy love came back to me Under the November tree Shelterless and dim. He put his hand upon my shoulder, He did not think me strange or older, Nor I, him.
Francis CornfordI had a little dog and my dog was very small....Of all the treasures that were mine, I loved him most of all.
Francis Cornford