Singapore could only be taken after a siege by an army of at least 50,000 men. It is not considered possible that the Japanese would embark on such a mad enterprise.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

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

When you're going through hell - just keep on going!

Even the most eminent persons are subject to the laws of gravity.

In time of war, soldiers, however sensible, care a great deal more on some occasions about slaking their thirst than about the danger of enteric fever. Better known as typhoid, the disease is often spread by drinking contaminated water.

It was at "Little Lodge" I was first menaced with Education. The approach of a sinister figure described as 'the Governess' was announced.