The talked-about is always the last to hear the talk . . .

It is by muteness that a dog becomes for one so utterly beyond value; with him one is at peace, where words play no torturing tricks.Those are the moments that I think are precious to a dog-when, with his adoring soul coming through his eyes, he feels that you are really thinking of him.

We are all familiar with the argument: Make war dreadful enough, and there will be no war. And we none of us believe it.

We are not living in a private world of our own. Everything we say and do and think has its effect on everything around us.

Once admit that we have the right to inflict unnecessary suffering and you destroy the very basis of human society.

Memory heaps dead leaves on corpse-like deeds, from under which they do but vaguely offend the sense.

The bicycle... has been responsible for more movement in manners and morals than anything since Charles the Second. Under its influence, wholly or in part, have blossomed weekends, strong nerves, strong legs, strong language... equality of sex, good digestion and professional occupation - in four words, the emanicipation of women.