The most valuable book we can read, about countries we have visited, is that which recalls to us something that we did notice, but did not notice that we noticed.

There is something to be said for every error; but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about it is that it is erroneous.

People decided that it was impossible to achieve any of the good of Socialism, but they comforted themselves by achieving all the bad.

Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad, but chess players do.

Those who leave the tradition of truth do not escape into something which we call Freedom. They only escape into something else, which we call Fashion.

What life and death may be to a turkey is not my business; but the soul of Scrooge and the body of Cratchit are my business.

The full potentialities of human fury cannot be reached until a friend of both parties tactfully intervenes.