Societies change. The trick is to accommodate the new without upsetting the boat.[to Agnes]
Revolutions are launched by clever people with strong views and excess energy.
Power is very seductive, I’m told.[George Russell]Suppose he’s a man of principle.[Richard Clay]It’ll just make him more expensive.[George Russell]
Persistence is the key to everything. Patience and persistence.
Once people learn that my second offer is invariably my last, they won’t, as a rule, refuse me. Over the years, I expect to save a lot more money than I am spending now.[Mr. Thorburn]
Nothing stays the same forever.
Nothing is more perilous than to overestimate your own power.
Never overestimate your own power. It’s always a mistake.[to Marian]
Never break your own moral code, for that is the soundest guide any of us can have.[to Marian]
It helps to accept that a thing is finished and done with.
In our world, old friendships are hereditary.[to Marian]
If you’re going to do a thing, you might as well do it properly.
