Lessons Are Not Given, They Are Taken.

Whatever People May Say, The Fastidious Formal Manner Of The Upper Classes Is Preferable To The Slovenly Easygoing Behaviour Of The Common Middle Class. In Moments Of Crisis, The Former Know How To Act, The Latter Become Uncouth Brutes.

Death Is Repose, But The Thought Of Death Disturbs All Repose.

The Richness Of Life Lies In Memories We Have Forgotten.

Childhood Is Not Only The Childhood We Really Had But Also The Impressions We Formed Of It In Our Adolescence And Maturity. That Is Why Childhood Seems So Long. Probably Every Period Of Life Is Multiplied By Our Reflections Upon The Next.

Life Is Pain And The Enjoyment Of Love Is An Anesthetic.