It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

Cultivate a sense of humour. From a humorous point of view this lunch is rather good.

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

There is no more thrilling sensation I know of than sailing. It comes as near to flying as man has got to yet - except in dreams.

I saw a great Newfoundland dog the other day sitting in front of a mirror at the entrance to a shop in Regent's Circus, and examining himself with an amount of smug satisfaction that I have never seen equaled elsewhere outside a vestry meeting.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder, though, and is punished as such. A poor man is despised the whole world over.