The present age, for all its cosmopolitan hustle, is curiously suburban in spirit.

The true cook is the perfect blend, the only perfect blend, of artist and philosopher. He knows his worth: he holds in his palm the happiness of mankind, the welfare of generations yet unborn.

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong.

Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.

One can always trust to time. Insert a wedge of time and nearly everything straightens itself out.

The families of our friends are always a disappointment.

People who have reformed themselves has contributed their full share towards the reformation of their neighbor.