"A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to c..." — Oliver Goldsmith

I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.

Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.

The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.