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

Intellectuals incline to be individualists, or even independents, are not team conscious and tend to regard obedience as a surrender of personality.

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

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

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.

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.

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