Philosophy means thinking things out for oneself. Ultimately, there can be only one true philosophy, since reason is one and we all live in the same world.

No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.

Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.

Deliberate cruelty to our defenceless and beautiful little cousins is surely one of the meanest and most detestable vices of which a human being can be guilty.

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.

In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical solution will not be adopted.