Why do we discover faults so much more readily than perfection.

Oh Dear! How unfortunate I am not to have anyone to weep with!

If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?

I dislike clocks with second-hands; they cut up life into too small pieces.

True friendship is never serene.

It is a disgraceful thing to be ignorant.

war often breaks out when there is the most talk of peace.