He who seeks for applause only from without has all his happiness in another's keeping

The secret to true happiness is a combination of low expectations and insensitivity

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

They say women and music should never be dated

The very pink of perfection.

Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around.