It is only the first baby that takes up the whole of a woman's time.Five or six do not require nearly so much attention as one.

I like cats.... When I meet a cat, I say, "Poor Pussy!" and stoop down and tickle the side of its head; and the cat sticks up its tail in a rigid, cast-iron manner, arches its back, and wipes its nose up against my trousers; and all is gentleness and peace.

Eat good dinners and drink good wine; read good novels if you have the leisure and see good plays; fall in love, if there is no reason why you should not fall in love; but do not pore over influenza statistics.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

There are many families where the whole interest of life is centered upon the dog.

Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear.

It is well we cannot see into the future. There are few boys of fourteen who would not feel ashamed of themselves at forty.