The Civilization Of One Epoch Becomes The

Were I To Deduce Any System From My Feelings On Leaving Eton, It Might Be Called The Theory Of Permanent Adolescence. It Is The Theory That The Experiences Undergone By Boys At The Great Public Schools, Their Glories And Disappointments, Are So Intense As To Dominate Their Lives And To Arrest Their Development. From These It Results That The Greater Part Of The Ruling Class Remains Adolescent, School-minded, Self-conscious, Cowardly, Sentimental, And In The Last Analysis Homosexual.

The Dread Of Loneliness Is Greater Than The Fear Of Bondage, So We Get Married.

Only By Avoiding The Beginning Of Things Can We Escape Their End.

Vulgarity Is The Garlic In The Salad Of Charm.

It Is A Consolation Of Human Life That The Sick Forget What It Is Like To Feel Well, Or The Miserable To Be Happy.