The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

I would much rather always look forward to the time when I am going to ride in a carriage, than to look back on the time when I used to.

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool.

If you would make yourself agreeable wherever you go, listen to the grievances of others but never relate your own.

The less we know the more we suspect

Love is like the measles; we can't have it bad but once, and the later in life we have it the tougher it goes with us.