Those we love can but walk down to the pier with us - the voyage we must make alone.

There is a skeleton in every house.

It is from the level of calamities, not that of every-day life, that we learn impressive and useful lessons.

You, who are ashamed of your poverty, and blush for your calling, are a snob; as are you who boast of your wealth.

To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.

As if the ray which travels from the sun would reach me sooner than the man who blacks my boots.

Taste is something quite different from fashion, superior to fashion.