Too much information can be as disconcerting as too little.

You can't do such a lot and do it all so well and have much time left for the ordinary human feelings.

it isn't good tactics to ask for something that you know will be refused.

Once a suggestion has entered the general atmosphere of human thought, it is very difficult to neutralise it.

if you cannot get what you want, common sense suggests that you should put your mind to wanting what you can get.

It's surprising how soon you can get used to having money. It's much easier than getting used to not having it.

I do not approve of children being beaten. It is always a confession of failure.