Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that men never learn anything from history.

The conversion of Paul was no conversion at all; it was Paul who converted the religion that has raised one man above sin and death.

Greatness is one of the sensations of littleness

Women upset everything. When you let them into your life, you find that the woman is driving at one thing and you're driving at another.

Marriage is tolerable enough in its way if youre easygoing and dont expect too much from it. But it doesnt bear thinking about.

If you lived in London, where the whole system is one of false good-fellowship, and you may know a man for twenty years without finding out that he hates you like poison, you would soon have your eyes opened. There we do unkind things in a kind way: we say bitter things in a sweet voice: we always give our friends chloroform when we tear them to pieces.

Whenever you wish to do anything against the law, Cicely, always consult a good solicitor first.