The Cure For Admiring The House Of

The Ethiop Gods Have Ethiop Lips, Bronze Cheeks, And Woolly Hair; The Grecian Gods Are Like The Greeks, As Keen-eyed, Cold And Fair.

A Highly Developed Moral Nature Joined To An Undeveloped Intellectual Nature, An Undeveloped Artistic Nature, And A Very Limited Religious Nature, Is Of Necessity Repulsive. It Represents A Bit Of Human Nature A Good Bit, Of Course, But A Bit Only In Disproportionate, Unnatural And Revolting Prominence.

Whatever Expenditure Is Sanctioned - Even When It Is Sanctioned Against The Ministry's Wish - The Ministry Must Find The Money. Accordingly, They Have The Strongest Motive To Oppose Extra Outlay. The Ministry Is (so To Speak) The Breadwinner Of The Political Family, And Has To Meet The Cost Of Philanthropy And Glory; Just As The Head Of A Family Has To Pay For The Charities Of His Wife And The Toilette Of His Daughters.

In My Youth I Hoped To Do Great Things; Now I Shall Be Satisfied To Get Through Without Scandal.

One Of The Greatest Pains To Human Nature Is The Pain Of A New Idea.