artists are exposed to great temptations: their eyes see paradise before their souls have reached it, and that is a great danger.

A man whose every exertion is bent upon showing up the flaws in his wife's character must be at least partially responsible for some of them.

... one pets what one degrades; and one has to support what one has enfeebled

Time indeed has very little to do with living except at its beginning or near its end.

... what most people tell you a confidence for is to get something off their chest which hasn't really been on it. They don't necessarily want to hide the truth from you, but they're out to hide it from themselves

There is no thermometer for wants!

Death deceives relations often, and doctors sometimes, but the patient - never.