Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Travel is no more than a relatively healthy form of narcotic, after all.

Fear God and work hard.

London is one of the most enchanting places I've ever been on this planet.

For the judgment was accomplished not only upon all the men of the Christian church, but also upon all who are called Mohammedans, and, moreover, upon all the Gentiles in the whole world.

Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavour to understand him.

Nothing is real unless it is observed

I wanted to entertain so badly that I kept at it until I was good. I just browbeat my way into show business.

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it's the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that's weighed.

It's hard to differentiate between a vision and a delusion - both cause you to see things that no one else sees.

I think every person and place is interesting, and there's an interesting story behind every door.