"It is most unwise for people in love to marry"

"Ia€?d like to be the person I could have been but never was."

"The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is."

"Do not do unto others as you would they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same."

"The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it."

"If more than ten percent of the population likes a painting it should be burned, for it must be bad."

"In moderate doses melancholy can be strangley comforting, darkly sweet; it can by providing contrast, give an exquisitely sharp edge to happiness, especially to pleasures of the flesh."

"'How long does getting thin take?' Pooh asked anxiously."

"The longest journey is the journey inward."

"The worst thing about Europe is that you can't go out in the middle of the night and get a Slurpee."

"Early morning hath gold in its mouth."

"Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable."