Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.

Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.

We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.

I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.