British statesman shares the secret to a long life.

>I have always agreed with [Austen Chamberlain](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Laszlo_-_The_Rt._Hon._Sir_Austen_Chamberlain.jpg)’s views on longevity. At a birthday party the British statesman was asked his secret of perpetual youth. He smiled and said, “Never walk if you can drive; and of two cigars always choose the longest and strongest.” ______________________ **Source:** Humes, James C. *Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous*. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. 26. Print. ______________________ **Further Reading:** [Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, KG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austen_Chamberlain)