I have never admitted the right of an elderly author to alter the work of a young author, even when the young author happens to be his former self.

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.

When a lion meets another with a louder roar, the first lion thinks the last a bore.

Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.

Only where there is pecuniary equality can the distinction of merit stand out.

I was convinced that Ceylon is the cradle of the human race because everybody there looks an original. All other nations are obviously mass produced.