Nicolas Bentley
Learning history is easy; learning its lessons seems almost impossibly difficult.Collection: Learning
No news is good news. No journalists is even better.Collection: News
One should not exaggerate the importance of trifles. Life, for instance, is much too short to be taken seriously.Collection: Life
Her interest in natural history was confined to observation of the crows' feet gathering around her eyes.Collection: Women
He followed in his father's footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic.Collection: Father
He who enjoys a good neighbor, said the Greeks, has a precious possession. Same goes for neighbour's wife.Collection: Wife
Getting married is a serious matter for a girl; not getting married is even more serious.Collection: Girl