We are almost always bored by just those whom we must not find boring.

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.

We are much harder on people who betray us in small ways than on people who betray others in great ones.

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.

In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and thus the world is merely composed of actors.

Death: "THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN THE WORLD THAN ALCOHOL, ALBERT."Albert: "Oh, yes, sir. But alcohol sort of compensates for not getting them.

There can only be two basic loves... the love of God unto the forgetfulness of self, or the love of self unto the forgetfulness and denial of God.

I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.

I didn't date for my entire teen life - it just wasn't on my mind.

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

There are many things we only see clearly in retrospect.

The windfall of great riches can, if mismanaged, make things worse, not better, for the recipients.

We believe 'Peter Rabbit' because Beatrix Potter believes it. You have to.

You can't expect a man like me to be loyal to just one woman.

Darling, when things go wrong in life, you lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail.