Principles are like prayers; noble, of course, but awkward at a party.
There's nothing simpler than avoiding people you don't like. Avoiding one's friends, that's the real test.
Love is a far more dangerous motive than dislike.
No family is ever what it seems from the outside.
It's the job of grandmothers to interfere.
If I were to search for logic, I would not look for it among the English upper class.