Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.

Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them

The same things go on everywhere, whether you're from the city, the country or wherever.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine