Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book.

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.

Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization.

I knew a man who had been virtually drowned and then revived. He said that his death had not been painful.