Advice Is Always A Confession.

What Men Call Friendship Is Only Social Intercourse, An Exchange Of Favours And Good Offices; It Comes Down To A Commercial Dealing In Which Self-esteem Always Expects To Profit.

A True Woman Loves A Strong Man Because She Knows His Weaknesses. She Protects As Much As She Is Protected.

It Is Restful To Leave One's Home; Not Because Traveling Does Not Entail Varied And Difficult Daily Actions, But Because It Removes Our Responsibilities.

Stupidity Is A Factor To Be Reckoned With In Human Affairs. The True Leader Always Expects To Encounter It, And Prepares To Endure It Patiently So Long As It Is Normal Stupidity. He Knows That His Ideas Will Be Distorted, His Orders Carelessly Executed; And That There Will Be Jealousy Among His Assistants. He Takes These Inevitable Phenomena Into Account, And Instead Of Attempting To Find Men Without Faults, Who Are Non-existent, He Tries To Make Use Of The Best Men At His Disposal - As They Are, And Not As They Ought To Be.

British Conversation Is Like A Game Of Cricket Or A Boxing Match; Personal Allusions Are Forbidden Like Hitting Below The Belt, And Anyone Who Loses His Temper Is Disqualified.