A bottle of good wine, like a good act, shines ever in the retrospect.

The essence of love is kindness.

Keep busy at something: a busy person never has time to be unhappy.

Seaward ho! Hang the treasure! It's the glory of the sea that has turned my head.

I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.

Jekyll had more than a father's interest; Hyde had more than a son's indifference.

Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.