What a unique treasure are the things we have learned to live without, for no thief can take them from us.

It's sad when two people who could never part without a kiss come to the point where they never part and so never kiss.

A cat, after being scolded, goes about its business. A dog slinks off into a corner and pretends to be doing a serious self-reappraisal.

Lovers needn't always agree, anymore than poetry need always rhyme.

The hardest thing to learn in the game of love is when to fold a winning hand.

See yourself always as cause, and perhaps a better world will be found among your effects.

Always keep your home presentable, assuming you keep a home for purposes of presentation.