"Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations."
"A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it."
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
"Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself."
"She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech."
"There is no sincerer love than the love of food."