Almost every one of my various zero numbered birthdays has had a big concert in London and often in Paris.
“Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.”
“Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.”