Modern man is educated to understand foreign languages and misunderstand foreigners.

The comedy of man survives the tragedy of man.

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf; is better than a whole loaf.

Marriage is a duel to the death which no man of honour should decline.

Fairy tales are more than true.

Suppose, my dear Chadd, suppose it is we who are the idiots because we are not afraid of devils in the dark?

Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances which we know to be desperate.