When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day.

Heal the boy and the man will appear.

It was one of the few stories we told the same way.

My attitude towards money is because of my mum and dad. My parents have always worked full time and I've always had that work ethic in me.

I think poets are much more dramatic, more theatrical than fiction writers.

Gentlemen never wear brown in London.

You can have a perfectly horrible day where you doubt your talent... Or that you're boring and they're going to find out that you don't know what you're doing.

The thing is, I'm not a prolific songwriter.

If the (British) Arts Council give you money, they also tell you how to spend it.

The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't.