When a new book appears one should read an old one.
When I find a ladybug I ask the butler to take it outside instead of killing it.
If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.
You create your own universe as you go along.
Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.
I like a man who grins when he fights.