Resistance, Which Is The Function Of Conservatism,

The Diseases Of The Present Have Little In Common With The Diseases Of The Past Save That We Die Of Them.

I Am Eighty Years Old. There Seems To Be Nothing To Add To This Statement. I Have Reached The Age Of Undecorated Facts - Facts That Refuse To Be Softened By Sentiment, Or Confused By Nobility Of Phrase.

Like Simplicity And Candor, And Other Much-commented Qualities, Enthusiasm Is Charming Until We Meet It Face To Face, And Cannot Escape From Its Charm.

The Friendships Of Nations, Built On Common Interests, Cannot Survive The Mutability Of Those Interests.

Wit Is The Salt Of Conversation, Not The Food, And Few Things In The World Are More Wearying Than A Sarcastic Attitude Towards Life.