I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.

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To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators...

Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators...

The beggar is the only person in the universe not obliged to study appearance.

The beggar is the only person in the universe not obliged to study appearance.

Opinions is a species of property - I am always desirous of sharing

Opinions is a species of property - I am always desirous of sharing

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving...

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving...

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should...

The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should...

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which...

No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which...

Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

I could never hate anyone I knew.

I could never hate anyone I knew.

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less...

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less...

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if...

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if...

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have...

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have...

We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity....

We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity....