The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe - responsibility without power, the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages.

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It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

Eternity's a terrible thought

Eternity's a terrible thought

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

The truth is always a compound of two half-truths, and you never reach it, because...

The truth is always a compound of two half-truths, and you never reach it, because...

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Pirates could happen to anyone.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you...

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you...

'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of...

'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of...