Diplomacy is the art of letting the other party have things your way. — Daniele Vare Copy Share Image
“There is a birch-rod kept behind the looking-glass in the schoolroom, and every now and then it is brought out and used, for no… — Daniele Varè Copy Share
“I have done the journey between Tientsin and Peking so many times that I recognize even the stray dogs (known locally as wonks )… — Daniele Varè Copy Share
The verb 'to darn' is explained in my pocket dictionary as follows: 'To mend by imitating the texture of the stuff, with thread and… — Daniele Vare Copy Share
“To many people I have no doubt that it appears merely silly. I once found it expressed in a rather amusing way in a… — Daniele Varè Copy Share
Western funerals: black hearses, and black horses, and fast-fading flowers. Why should black be the colour of death? Why not the colours of a… — Daniele Vare Copy Share
He was a specialist in Feng Shui; that is to say, he was consulted as to the correct ubication and orientation of houses and… — Daniele Vare Copy Share
