To be a good diarist, one must have a snouty, sneaky mind.

To be a good diarist, one must have a snouty, sneaky mind.

Coaches should realize that the only way to conquer drudgery is by getting through it as efficiently as they can. A dull job slackly done becomes twice as dull, whereas a dull job performed as efficiently as possible becomes half as dull. Effort appears to be the main art of living.

The worst thing, I fear, about being no longer young is that one is no longer young.

We were preparing not Peace only, but Eternal Peace. There was about us the halo of some divine mission. We must be alert, stern, righteous and ascetic. For we were bent on doing great, permanent and noble things.

Few things are more agreeable than the spectacle of a man who loses his temper; we should be grateful to such people for providing us with moments of often unsullied delight.

Only one person in 1000 is a bore, and HE is interesting because he is one person in 1000.