There is nothing so bad or so good that you will not find Englishmen doing it; but you will never find an Englishman in the wrong. He does everything on principle. He fights you on patriotic principles; he robs you on business principles; he enslaves you on imperial principles; he bullies you on manly principles; he supports his king on loyal principles and cuts off his king's head on republican principles.

If women were as fastidious as men, morally or physically, there would be an end of the race.

After all, the wrong road always leads somewhere.

Most of the money given by rich people in "charity" is made up of conscience money, "ransom," political bribery, and bids for titles.... One buys moral credit by signing a cheque, which is easier than turning a prayer wheel.

The person who is ignorant enough to believe that his nourishment depends on meat is in a horrible dilemma.

I have found, after a good deal of consideration, that the best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for Him here.

The confusing of marriage with morality has done more to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other single error.