Saki quotes

" A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanations. " # Explanations # Business # Burial

" A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation " # Accuracy # Business # Burial

" The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened. " # Youth

" Addresses are given to us to conceal our whereabouts. " # Truth

" People may say what they like about the decay of Christianity the religious system that produced green Chartreuse can never really die. " # Christians and Christianity # Arts and Artists # Death and Dying

" Confront a child, a puppy, and a kitten with a sudden danger; the child will turn instinctively for assistance, the puppy will grovel in abject submission to the impending visitation, the kitten will brace its tiny body for a frantic resistance. " # Friends and Friendship # Children # Danger

" I came here to get freedom from the inane interruptions of the mentally deficient, but it seems I asked too much of fate. " # Freedom # Fate # Learning

" Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people. " # Blame

" Children are given to us to discourage our better emotions. " # Children # Perseverance # Emotions