The pictorial battlefield becomes a sea of mud mercifully veiled by the fog of war.

It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.

My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to have breakfast together, but it was so disagreeable we had to stop.

Is it possible to get another key? I think I've left mine in the room.

No compromise with the main purpose; no peace till victory; no pact with unrepentant wrong.

All wisdom is not new wisdom.

If you're going through hell, keep going.