Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

The habit of looking to the future and thinking that the whole meaning of the present lies in what it will bring forth is a pernicious one. There can be no val…

Young men and young women meet each other with much less difficulty than was formerly the case, and every housemaid expects at least once a week as much excite…

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

The best good man, with the worst natur'd muse.

Egoisten sind wir alle, der eine mehr, der andere weniger. Der eine lasst seinen Egoismus nackend laufen, der andere hangt ihm ein Mantelchen um.

He was just a young man who'd come to town on a donkey, bored to death or something, who'd taken advantage of the chance to be entertained by a small-town kid …