My mother and father are the only people on the whole planet for whom I will never begrudge a thing. Should I achieve great things, it is the work of their hands; they are splendid people and their absolute love of their children places them above the highest praise. It cloaks all of their shortcomings, shortcomings that may have resulted from a difficult life.

When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.

I am now and have always been a stranger to the realm of practical matters.

We learn about life not from plusses alone, but from minuses as well.

We old bachelors smell like dogs, do we? So be it. But I must take issue with your claim that doctors who treat female illnesses are womanizers and cynics at heart. Gynecologists deal with savage prose the likes of which you have never dreamed of.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.