Civilisation Is A Conspiracy.

Every Man At The Bottom Of His Heart Believes That He Is A Born Detective.

London Is Like The Tropical Bush -- If You Don't Exercise Constant Care The Jungle, In The Shape Of The Slums, Will Break In.

I Am An Ordinary Sort Of Fellow, Not Braver Than Other People, But I Hate To See A Good Man Downed, And That Long Knife Would Not Be The End Of Scudder If I Could Play The Game In His Place.

The Task Of Leadership Is Not To Put Greatness Into People, But To Elicit It, For The Greatness Is There Already.

The Sea Has Formed The English Character And The Essential England Is To Be Found In Those Who Follow It. From Blue Waters They Have Learned Mercifulness, And They Have Also Learned - In The Grimmest Of Schools - Precision And Resolution. The Sea Endures No Makeshifts. If A Thing Is Not Exactly Right It Will Be Vastly Wrong.