Scotland have this habit of kicking themselves in the foot
All dogs seem to be great linguists, according to their owners. They always understand every word that's said to them.
Someone has somewhere commented on the fact that millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
Parsons always seem to be specially horrified about things like sunbathing and naked bodies. They don't mind poverty and misery and cruelty to animals nearly as much.
He talked with more claret than clarity
Boredom comes simply from ignorance and lack of imagination.
Crises have a way of thrusting into the limelight hitherto obscure persons, and giving them, for a long or short period, a leading role.
You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play
Maybe that’s what religion is, hurling yourself off a cliff and trusting that something bigger will take care of you and carry you to the right place.
Every soldier is an enemy.
Dream not. . . of having tasted all the grandeur and wildness of fancy till you have gone mad!