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.
Age, like distance lends a double charm.
I would like to throw an egg into an electric fan.
Diplomacy is living in state.
Diplomacy: lying in state.
To babble is to make a feminine noise somewhat resembling the sound of a brook, but with less meaning.