" Systems, my boy, are hard things to fight. I warn you of that.… Well, I must do something with you—umph—I suppose. What do you—umph—suggest?” “I—I don’t know, sir.” “The—umph—usual?” “If you like, sir.” “Umph—as if I care—so long as you’re satisfied—umph … but there’s one thing, Waveney …” “Yes, sir?” “Be—be kind, my boy.” “Kind, sir?” “Yes—umph—even when you’re fighting systems. Because there are—umph—human beings—behind those systems.… And now—umph—run along.” Chips watched the boy’s receding figure as he walked to the door across the study carpet; then, with a half-mile to himself, he called out: “Oh, Waveney——” “Yes, sir?” “What—umph—are you going to be when you grow up?” “I don’t know, sir.” “Well—umph—I think I can tell you. You’re going to be either—umph—a great man or—umph—a confounded nuisance.… Or—umph—both … as so many of ’em are.… Remember that.… Good-bye, my boy.… "

― James Hilton , To You Mr. Chips: More Stories of Mr. Chips and the True Story Behind the World's Most Beloved Schoolmaster