"a fatal and perhaps fateful error of judgment" "...this was the last chance for the United Nations to get a grip on themselves and apply the principles of their Charter" Votes: 13
My wife had an uncle who could never walk down the nave of an abbey without wondering whether it would take spin. Votes: 6
Oh God, if there be cricket in heaven, let there also be rain. Votes: 6
To my deafness I'm accustomed, To my dentures I'm resigned, I can manage my bifocals, But Oh how I miss my mind. Votes: 5
The doctor unfortunately said I was fit. Votes: 3
Resentment is, in every stage of the passion, painful, but it is not disagreeable, unless in excess; pity is always painful, yet always agreeable; vanity, on the contrary, is always pleasant, yet always disagreeable. Votes: 3
...the first casualty (of this crisis) had been the United Nations. It would need an immense effort, an almost superhuman effort, to restore the prestige of that organization Votes: 3
A man of integrity will never listen to any reason against conscience. Votes: 2
There are two problems in my life. The political ones are insoluble and the economic ones are incomprehensible. Votes: 0
For ebbing resolution ne'er returns, But falls still further from its former shore. Votes: 0