It is no good to think that other people are out to serve our interests.
Anyone who picks up a Compton-Burnett finds it very hard not to put it down.
When I die, people will say it is the best thing for me. It is because they know it is the worst. They want to avoid the feeling of pity. As though they were the people most concerned!
A person who can really be called an unselfish person, has no place in life.
We are always children to our mothers.
Duty is seldom liked either by the doer or the object ... And why should it be? It is not often of advantage to either.