[Moses] probably said to himself, 'Must stop or I shall be getting silly.' That is why there are only ten commandments.

I have laid my cheek upon the earth and felt it my mother's bosom.

You can do anything in London, as long as you don't do it on the street.

Youth is harmed by having wisdom thrust upon it. Youth must gather wisdom slowly, in laughter and tears.

People we love must be loved as they are. It is a want both of wisdom and courage on our part - a sort of drug - this wilful blindness, to blame them, because they fail our vision of them.

Our best loved friend is always in some way our peer.

[Moses] probably said to himself, 'Must stop or I shall be getting silly.' That is why there are only ten commandments.