We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

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

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.

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.

The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.

The gift of broadcasting is, without question, the lowest human capacity to which any man could attain.