One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

Never try to outsmart a woman, unless you are another woman.

To a man the greatest blessing is individual liberty; to a dog it is the last word in despair.

A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.

PAINT THE WALLS OF your mind With many beautiful pictures.

I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.

Real happiness is not dependent on external things.

Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.

The greatest of all the arts is the art of living together!

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection.

The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.

I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without a Bible.

Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill.

I am a diffident man. I find it hard to carry on a conversation.

Can't publish. Don't rhyme, don't scan.

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days