How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!

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.

Now that I've found the way to fly, which direction should I go into the night?

Poor thing. To die and never see Brooklyn.

Close your eyes and let music set you free.

Hello, freaky peoples!

No one can hand you anything as a dancer. You have to earn it.

A man admires a woman not for what she says, but what she listens to.

I am a Roman citizen.

In a family it is normal to take charge of those who need help. Do not be afraid of frailty!

It's not the genius who is 100 years ahead of his time but average man who is 100 years behind it.