Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They're a different breed of dog. Gk stygios, fr. Admittedly, it is hard to guess at its pronunciation without knowing the proper key. Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
People are either charming or tedious.
That civilization perishes in which the individual thwarts the revelation of the universal. Mistakes live in the neighbourhood of truth and therefore delude us. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.