If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.

We are articulate, but we are not particularly conversational. An Englishman won't talk for the sake of talking. He doesn't mind silence. But after the silence, he sometimes says something.

It is a great help for a man to be in love with himself. For an actor, however, it is absolutely essential.

When I asked my accountant if anything could get me out of the mess I am in now, he thought for a long time, and I didn't care much for his answer. 'Yes,' he said. 'Death would help.'

If in the paddock the owner is surrounded by a herd of young children, don't back his horse. But if the owner is accompanied by a beautiful lady, plunge to the hilt.

Every child should be placed on a doorstep to sell something. It's the best possible training for life.

To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.