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My Rule Of Life Prescribed As An Absolutely Sacred Rite Smoking Cigars And Also The Drinking Of Alcohol Before, After And If Need Be During All Meals And In The Intervals Between Them.

Never Give In Except To Convictions Of Honor And Good Sense.

If You Cannot Read All Your Books, At Any Rate Handle Them, And, As It Were, Fondle Them. Let Them Fall Open Where They Will. Make A Voyage Of Discovery, Taking Soundings Of Uncharted Seas.

In Handing Over The Government Of India To These So-called Political Classes, We Are Handing Over To Men Of Straw, Of Whom, In A Few Years, No Trace Will Remain.

The Way To Achieve Happiness Is To Try For Perfection That Is Impossible To Achieve, And Spend The Rest Of Your Life Trying To Achieve It.