He who buys what he does not want ends in wanting what he cannot buy.

Marriage with love is entering heaven with one's eyes shut, but marriage without love is entering hell with them open.

Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.

We all try to be alike in our youth, and individual in our middle age ... although we sometimes mistake eccentricity for individuality.

Few authors are so interesting as their work - they generally reserve their wit or trenchant sarcasm for their books.

He who buys what he does not want ends in wanting what he cannot buy.

Many people with a wild desire to act prove failures on the stage, their inclinations are greater than their powers. Rarely is it the other way.