So little time and so little to do.
Now we were descending just as steeply.
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.
Beware the pull on your heartstrings -- it's often the pursestrings that are actually being reached for.
Deeds, not words shall speak me.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.