It is a part of English hypocrisy or English reserve, that whilst we are fluent enough in grumbling about small inconveniences, we insist on making light of any great difficulties or grief's that may beset us.

To mankind in general Macbeth and Lady Macbeth stand out as the supreme type of all that a host and hostess should not be.

The loveliest face in all the world will not please you if you see it suddenly eye to eye, at a distance of half an inch from your own.

The one real goal of education is to leave a person asking questions.

History does not repeat itself. The historians repeat one another.

It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

For people who like that kind of thing, this is the kind of thing they like.