In a government like ours, the Crown is the abiding and unshakable element in government; politicians may come and go, but the Crown remains and certain aspects of our system pertain to it which are not dependent on any political party. In this sense, the Crown is the consecrated spirit of Canada.

Never harbor grudges; they sour your stomach and do no harm to anyone else.

Boredom and stupidity and patriotism, especially when combined, are three of the greatest evils of the world we live in.

Very few [doctors] are men of science in any very serious sense; they're men of technique.

I would not for a moment have you suppose that I am one of those idiots who scorns Science, merely because it is always twisting and turning, and sometimes shedding its skin, like the serpent that is [the doctors'] symbol.

What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us.

If you don't hurry up and let life know what you want, life will damned soon show you what you'll get.