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The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the image of Englishmen.

The is always much to be said for not attempting more than you can do and for making a certainty of what you try. But this principle, like others in life and war, has it exceptions.

The destiny of man is not measured by material computations. When great forces are on the move in the world, we learn we’re spirits—not animals…. There’s something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty.

I am not a bit afraid of Siegfried Sassoon. That man can think. I am afraid only of people who cannot think.

I drink and smoke and I am two hundred percent fit.

When I find a ladybug I ask the butler to take it outside instead of killing it.