I am myself so exceedingly Nordic, as far as physical constitution is concerned, that I can enjoy almost any weather except what is called glorious weather. At the end of a few days, I am left wondering how the men of the Mediterranean ever managed to do almost all the most active and astonishing things that have been done.

If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.

For good or evil, a line has been passed in our political history; and something that we have known all our lives is dead. I will take only one example of it: our politicians can no longer be caricatured.

One of the chief uses of religion is that it makes us remember our coming from darkness, the simple fact that we are created.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions.

We should thank God for beer and burgundy by not drinking too much of them.