The delusions of the past seem fond and foolish. The delusions of the present seem subtle and sane.

There are few things more wearisome in a fairly fatiguing life than the monotonous repetition of a phrase which catches and holds the public fancy by virtue of its total lack of significance.

Wit is a thing capable of proof.

We owe to one another all the wit and good humour we can command; and nothing so clears our mental vistas as sympathetic and intelligent conversation.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever and generally stopping before it gets there.