The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honor.

The dreamers of the day are dangerous... for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.

A thick headcloth forms a good protection against the sun, and if you wear a hat your best Arab friends will be ashamed of you in public.

The greatest commander is he whose intuitions most nearly happen.

He was old and wise, which meant tired and disappointed.

To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.

You wonder what I am doing? Well, so do I, in truth. Days seem to dawn, suns to shine, evenings to follow, and then I sleep. What I have done, what I am doing, what I am going to do, puzzle and bewilder me. Have you ever been a leaf and fallen from your tree in autumn and been really puzzled about it? That’s the feeling.