In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

In life, as in Chess, ones own Pawns block ones way. A mans very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help him to win, more often checkmate him

Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.

A successful career has been full of blunders.

You cannot win without sacrifice.

A large family party is rather too much like a flight of tomtits; everlasting twitter, but no conversation; gregariousness without companionship.

The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.

I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.

Proverbs are potted wisdom.

Self-laudation abounds among the unpolished, but nothing can stamp a man more sharply as ill-bred.

You are never defeated in life, you are only a learner.

What is death but descending into a dark, eternal sleep?

Rule Number One in the India Savage Life Code: When in doubt or possible trouble, lie.

If I were ever stranded on a desert island, there would be 3 things I’d need: food, shelter, and a grip.

I think that the celebrity memoir as a genre is looked upon as a lesser form. One of my missions as a ghostwriter has been to elevate that form. Maybe that sounds pretentious!

Gods suppressed become devils, and often it is these devils whom we first encounter when we turn inward.

It is far more than a game, this cricket.

...it is a telling fact that, the world over, the vast majority of children follow the religion of their parents rather than any of the other available religions.

A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.