One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats, and if some of these can be inexpensive and quickly procured so much the better.
The cry of equality pulls everyone down.
youth is a marvelous garment
The chief requirement of the good life, is to live without any image of oneself.
Real misery cuts off all paths to itself.
A letter is a barrier, a reprieve, a charm against the world, an almost infallible method of acting at a distance.