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words of the great Cecil Rhodes: If you are lucky enough to have been born an Englishman, you have drawn first prize in the lottery of life.’
in life you get what you deserve, no more and certainly no less.’
‘Sometimes it’s an advantage to be disadvantaged,’ said Harry.
‘Wellington wrote in his memoirs,’ said Old Jack, ‘that the worst moment of any campaign is waiting for the sun to rise on the morning of battle.’
Old Jack’s remarks, that often the onlooker suffers even more than the participant.
Parents, Maisie had learnt over the years, may be considered an unfortunate necessity by their offspring, but more often than not they are also an embarrassment.
You can often judge the character of a person by the way he treats his fellow men.
‘I can’t remember the last occasion anyone called me “young man”.’ ‘Just be grateful that anyone still does,’ said Old Jack. Holcombe laughed.
Jack settled back in a third-class compartment. As a child, he remembered asking his father why he always travelled third class, to which he had replied, ‘Because there isn’t a fourth class.’ It was ironic that, for the past thirty years, Jack had been living in first class.
if you make a deal with a fool, don’t be surprised when they act foolishly.
Some people stand by you in your darkest hour, while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.
sometimes an abundance of sympathy can be more overwhelming than solitude.
I find I don’t learn a lot while I’m talking, Harry decided to stop interrupting and start listening.
