I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
By the time a man gets well into his seventies his continued existence is a mere miracle.
And this shall be for music when no one else is near, The fine song for singing, the rare song to hear! That only I remember, that only you admire, Of the broad road that stretches and the roadside fire.
I consider the success of my day based on the seeds I sow, not the harvest I reap.
Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.
There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
Wrinkles ought to be worn as a badge of honour, as a mark of survival if not wisdom.
I'm a heathen when it comes to marriage.
Innumerable as the stars of night, Or stars of morning, dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower.
Smart work pays best. Trust it.