Sir Walter Besant (August 14, 1836, Portsmouth - June 9, 1901, London), was a novelist and historian from London. His sister-in-law was Annie Besant

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Tolerance is the eager and glad acceptance of the way along which others seek the truth.
A man of great common sense and good taste, meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.
I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.
If you must hold yourself up to your children, hold yourself up as an object lesson and not as an example.
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the world.
You cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it. Better keep yourself clean and bright you are the window through which you must see the world.
Youth is a wonderful thing what a crime to waste it on children.

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