how poor and disheartening a thing is experience compared with hope!

I worshipped dead men for their strength, Forgetting I was strong.

Nothing shows up the difference between the things said or read, so much as the daily experience of it.

The public, as a whole, finds reassurance in longevity, and, after the necessary interlude of reaction, is disposed to recognize extreme old age as a sign of excellence. The long-liver has triumphed over at least one of man's initial handicaps: the brevity of life.

Travel is the most private of pleasures. There is no greater bore than the travel bore. We do not in the least want to hear what he has seen in Hong-Kong.

It isn't that I don't like sweet disorder, but it has to be judiciously arranged.

The Saluki is a marvel of elegance.