He has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thoughts.

The substance of the eminent Socialist gentlemen's speech is that making a profit is a sin. It is my belief that the real sin is taking a loss!

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it.

The great defence against aerial menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.

[The politician] is asked to stand, he wants to sit, and he is expected to lie.