Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

What I gained by being in France was learning to be better satisfied with my own country.

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought; our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

Among the lower classes of mankind there will be found very little desire of any other knowledge than what may contribute immediately to the relief of some pressing uneasiness, or the attainment of some near advantage.

Golf is a game in which you claim the privileges of age, and retain the playthings of childhood.

Never speak of a man in his own presence. It is always indelicate, and may be offensive .

For who is pleased with himself.