“It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative”

“The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth”

“There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad”

“Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose of existence. Civilization is the subordination of the latter to the former”

“Whether you think you can or think you can't, either way you are right”

“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”