“No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities..”

“A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.”

“Tearless grief bleeds inwardly”

“There is probably no hell for authors in the next world--they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this one.”

“Our first and last love is self-love.”

“Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.”

“Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.”

“Great ability without discretion comes almost invariably to a tragic end.”

“Let your own discretion be your tutor suit the action to the word the word to the action.”