The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned. love
The crown of literature is poetry. poetry
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. New Year's Day
Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it. death
Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams. truth
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character. friendship
Only a mediocre person is always at his best. best
A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing. home & marriage
It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour. beauty
Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it. good & marriage
Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth. age
Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species. love
Death doesn't affect the living because it has not happened yet. Death doesn't concern the dead because they have ceased to exist. death
In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally. women
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young. imagination
You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance. humor
It's a funny thing about life if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. best, funny & life
Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature and the error is ineradicable. nature
Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets. money
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. work
We are not the same persons this year as last nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. anniversary & love
The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill. nature
Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long. age
Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five. money
If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts. food
Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul. art
What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one's memories. age
If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news? change
There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action. freedom