Too much of anything is a mistake, as the man said when his wife presented him with four new healthy children in one day. We should practice moderation in all matters.

Five thousand people in one society might do something, but five thousand societies of one member each would be a holy trouble.

I often arrive at quite sensible ideas and judgements, on the spur of the moment. It is when I stop to think that I become foolish.

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

I don't know why it should be, I am sure; but the sight of another man asleep in bed when I am up, maddens me.

1lb beefstak, with 1pt bitter beer every 6 hours. 1 ten-mile walk every morning. 1 bed at 11 sharp every night. And don't stuff your head with things you don't understand.

But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.