You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.
I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.
There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.