Song is the licensed medium for bawling in public things too silly or sacred to be uttered in ordinary speech.

Diplomacy: lying in state.

A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.

Some take their gold in minted mold, and some in harps thereafter, but give me mine in bubbles fine and keep the change in laughter.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

A kiss is a course of procedure cunningly devised, for the mutual stopage of speech at a moment when words are superfluous.

Many are called but few get up.