What joy can the years bring half so sweet as the unhappiness they've taken away?

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

There’s a universalunderstanding betweenmen of the silent sorrowa man endures whenhe loses a woman heloves

In the wrong environment your weakness is evident, but in the right environment, you function from a place of strength.

You never really get the smell of burning flesh out of your nose entirely, no matter how long you live.

There's a certain elitism that has crept into the attitudes of some in journalism, and it played out perfectly over the issue of these little American flag lapel pins.

Beauty exists where you least expect to find it.

Love has no age, no limit; and no death.

The true ground of most men's prejudice against the Christian doctrine is because they have no mind to obey it.

Especially when you play at home, you need a good atmosphere behind you.

My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer.

Better be courted and jilted Than never be courted at all.