I began my education at a very early age; in fact, right after I left college.

It is better to do something than to do nothing while waiting to do everything.

I'd rather spend half an hour in the company of a top carpenter, than three hours in the company of an average brain surgeon

We sit in calm, airy, silent rooms opening upon sunlit and embowered lawns, not a sound except of summer and of husbandry disturbs the peace; but seven million men, any ten thousand of whom could have annihilated the ancient armies, are in ceaseless battle from the Alps to the Ocean.

The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable.

Safety and certainty in oil lie in variety, and variety alone.

Never stand so high upon a principle that you cannot lower it to suit the circumstances.