When little boys have learned a new bad word they are never happy till they have chalked it up on a door. And this also is Literature.
And there’s never a law of God or man runs north of Fifty-three.
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
Those who only know England know not England.
No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what’s more, you’ll be a man, my son.
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.
This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.
If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
All things considered, there are only two kinds of men in the world: those that stay at home and those that do not.
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
He who can reach a child’s heart can reach the world’s heart.
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.