"It is a profound truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation."

"Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned."

"Ring out the old, ring in the new,  Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true."

"Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet."