The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable.

All this shows how much luck there is in human affairs, and how little we should worry about anything except doing our best.

It is not the biggest, the brightest or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest.

Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.