Be a peg, hammered into the frozen ground, immovable.

The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash.

Elderly people and those in authority cannot always be relied upon to take enlightened and comprehending views of what they call the indiscretions of youth.

The only guide to man is his conscience.

History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days.

A lady came up to me one day and said 'Sir! You are drunk', to which I replied 'I am drunk today madam, and tomorrow I shall be sober but you will still be ugly.

A pessimist sees problems in opportunities whereas an optimist sees opportunities in problems.