A great part of this life consists in contemplating what we cannot cure.

And if a man reads very hard, as the old anecdote reminds us, he will have little time for thought.

Sightseeing is the art of disappointment.

You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.

But we are so fond of life that we have no leisure to entertain the terror of death. It is a honeymoon with us all through, and none of the longest. Small blame to us if we give our whole hearts to this glowing bride of ours, to the appetities, to honour, to the hungry curiosity of the mind, to the pleasure of the eyes in nature, and the pride of our own nimble bodies.

It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.

Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.