The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment.

Credit is a young man's capital.

Far away beyond the pine-woods,' he answered, in a low dreamy voice, 'there is a little garden. There the grass grows long and deep, there are the great white stars of the hemlock flower, there the nightingale sings all night long. All night long he sings, and the cold, crystal moon looks down, and the yew-tree spreads out its giant arms over the sleepers.

A really well-made buttonhole is the only link between Art and Nature.

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.