It is children only who enjoy the present; their elders either live on the memory of the past or the hope of the future.

Women of the world crave excitement.

Someone has said that to plagiarise from the ancients is to play the pirate beyond the Equator, but that to steal from the moderns is to pick pockets at street corners.

He who leaves the game wins it.

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.

It is inconceivable how much wit it requires to avoid being ridiculous.

To enjoy and give enjoyment, without injury to yourself or others; this is true morality.