Smoking has a sedative effect upon the nerves, and enables a man to bear the sorrows of this life (of which every one has his share) not only decently, but dignifiedly. George Borrow
A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug. George Borrow
I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep. George Borrow
If you must commit suicide… always contrive to do it as decorously as possible; the decencies, whether of life or of death, should never be lost sight of. George Borrow
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness. George Borrow
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame British Islands. George Borrow
Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime. George Borrow
Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one. George Borrow