If I wanted to order a ring for myself, the inscription I should choose would be: "Nothing passes away." I believe that nothing passes away without leaving a trace, and that every step we take, however small, has significance for our present and our future existence.
One must speak about serious things seriously.
I confess I seldom commune with my conscience when I write.
I've noticed that people who get married cease to be curious.
A man wants nothing so badly as a gooseberry farm.
Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.