“The value of life ist not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long yet very little
“I have never been bored an hour in my life. I get up every morning wondering what new strange glamorous thing is going to happen and it happens at fairly regular intervals
“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul
“To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement