“Sword of Common Sense! Our surest gift.” – George Meredith (1828-1909), “To the Comic Spirit” “Foremost captain of his time; rich in saving common-sense.” – Tennyson (ode to the Duke of Wellington) THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, upon being informed of the death of the ambassador from Russia, said: “I wonder what his motive was.” Sometimes smartly-dressed emperors […]
