One can't prescribe books, even the best books, to people unless one knows a good deal about each individual person. If a man is keen on reading, I think he ought to open his mind to some older man who knows him and his life, and to take his advice in the matter, and above all, to discuss with him the first books that interest him.

The Three in One, the One in Three? Not so! To my own Gods I go. It may be they shall give me greater ease than your cold Christ and tangled Trinities.

A thin grey fog hung over the city, and the streets were very cold; for summer was in England.

Till the master of all good workmen shall set us to work anew.

Everyone is more or less mad on one point.

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.

The motto of all the mongoose family is, "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.