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.

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

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

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

These, then, are the qualities of my ideal diplomatist. Truth, accuracy, calm, patience, good temper, modesty and loyalty. They are also the qualities of an ideal diplomacy. But, the reader may object, you have forgotten intelligence, knowledge, discernment, prudence, hospitality, charm, industry, courage and even tact. I have not forgotten them. I have taken them for granted.

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