In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is very much the same thing.

Talk to a woman as if you loved her, and to a man as if he bored you.

The great things in life are what they seem to be. And for that reason, strange as it may sound to you, often are very difficult to interpret (understand). Great passions are for the great of souls. Great events can only be seen by people who are on a level with them. We think we can have our visions for nothing. We cannot. Even the finest and most self-sacrificing visions have to be paid for. Strangely enough, that is what makes them fine.

Any place you love is the world to you”, explained the pensive Catherine Wheel, who had been attached to an old deal box in early life, and prided herself on her broken heart; “but love is not fashionable any more, the poets have killed it. They wrote so much about that nobody believed them, and I am not surprised. True love suffers, and is silent. I remember myself once- But it is no matter now. Romance is a thing of the past.