Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.

Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises.

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

He who cannot see the truth for himself, nor, hearing it from others, store it away in his mind, that man is utterly worthless.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Poetry demands a man with a special gift for it, or else one with a touch of madness in him.

Marriage is like retiring as a bachelor and getting a sexual pension. You don't have to work for the sex any more, but you only get 65% as much.