“Asia is not going to be civilised after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.”

“Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink”

“A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition”

“No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”

“OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!”

“God help us for we knew the worst too young.”

“If you can wait and not be tired of waiting, or being lied about, don't deal in lies. Or being hated, don't give way to hating, and yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise.”