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

I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.

Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares the way for its most hated rival.

Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.

All human love is a holy thing, the holiest thing in our experience.

No healthy civilization can ever be reared on a foundation of devitalized work.