I am one of the few men honest enough to say they do not understand women.

It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness.

More good things in life are lost by indifference than ever were lost by active hostility.

A man may be a tough, concentrated, successful money-maker and never contribute to his country anything more than a horrible example.

I did but see her passing by and yet I love her till I die.

When people meet my wife they think better of me. They say: "With a wife like that, he can't be as bad as we thought".

What Great Britain calls the Far East is to us the near north.

Thinking ahead, what really happens to us will depend on how many people we have who are of the great and sober and dynamic middle-class - the strivers, the planners, the ambitious ones.

Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.

"I pay my taxes," says somebody, as if that were an act of virtue instead of one of compulsion.

One thing about bureaucrats is that they never swallow their young. Leave them alone and you'll find them increasing every year.

Although you hadn't asked why, it had less to do with you not noticing than with you not wanting to hear the answer.

You must do what you need to do to survive, but you will never survive your own heart if you don't also make it a need.

No life is messier than one in ministry

Frankly, my politics are pretty left of left

Usually, old ladies tell me to find Jesus. Look, I'm just trying to find some chai and a good vegan muffin.

All generalizations are inaccurate, including this one.

Technology changing the world so quickly. I think it's even more difficult for older people to keep up in the world. And that's a challenge.

Do you work at the grocery store? Then why are you checking me out?

Of the seven deadly sins, surely it is pride that most commonly afflicts the gardener.

Sometimes I wish I were less sensible.