Moderation is a fatal thing. Enough is as bad as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast.

I am sorry my life is so marred and maimed by extravagance. But I cannot live otherwise. I, at any rate, pay the penalty of suffering.

The story of mankind began in a garden and ended in revelations.

Youth! There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to Life. The old are in Life's lumber-room. But youth is the Lord of Life. Youth has a kingdom waiting for it. Every one is born a king, and most people die in exile.

Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm.

Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.

The Americans are certainly hero-worshipers, and always take their heroes from the criminal classes.