The body grows by food and work, the mind by use, and the soul through joy and pain.
A good forgettery is a happier possession than a good memory.
A book, unlike any other friend, will wait, not only upon the hour but upon the mood.
There isn't a new sorrow in the world -- they're all old ones -- but we can all find new happiness if we look in the right way.
Art, if it is art, will develop in whatever circumstances it is placed.
Marriage is the process by which a woman deprives herself of an escort.