“Never trust a man who carries a handkerchief, I always say. One of many prejudicial rules of thumb.”
“One who has the rule of thumbs at fingertips should not be all thumbs or fingers all thumbs at carrying the rule of thumbs to a successful completion.”
“a man who hates music can’t be trusted, I always say.”
“He produced a handkerchief—crisply folded—and handed it to her. She took it with silent astonishment. She’d never before known anyone who carried a handkerchief.”
“If there is one class of person I have never quite trusted, it is a man who knows no doubt.”
“As a rule of thumb I say, if Socrates, Jesus and Tolstoy wouldn't do it, don't.”