Those who talk on the razor-edge of double-meanings pluck the rarest blooms from the precipice on either side.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

There are people whose society I find delicious; but when I sit alone and think of them I shudder.

All mirrors are magical mirrors, and we never see our faces in them.

Thank heavens, the sun has gone in and I don’t have to go out and enjoy it.