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I have two quotations chasing each other around in my head, but the combination of my memory and my reference sources is failing to place either of them. I would be very grateful for any help.

The first is something like this: "It is sometimes better to cross the Rubicon under cover of darkness, wearing a hat and a false mustache." [I may have added the last bit.] This might have been Lord Denning, or it might well have been said by someone who wanted to avoid the fate of many of Lord Denning's innovations.

The second is something like this: "If you ask an Englishman about constructive trusts, he starts talking about renewal of leases." This I thought, and continue to suspect, was Jack Dawson, but I cannot find it.

Thanks,

Lionel