The hardest thing to attain... is the appreciation of difference without insisting on superiority.
George SaintsburyThe Odyssey is, indeed, one of the greatest of all stories, it is the original romance of the West; but the Iliad, though a magnificent poem, is not much of a story.
George SaintsburyIt is the unbroken testimony of all history that alcoholic liquors have been used by the strongest, wisest, handsomest, and in every way best races of all times.
George SaintsburyI do not think anything serious should be done after dinner, as nothing should be before breakfast.
George Saintsbury