Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others.

The most important preliminary to the task of arranging one's life so that one may live fully and comfortably within one's daily budget of 24 hours is the calm realization of the extreme difficulty of the task, of the sacrifices and the endless effort which it demands.

The man who begins to go to bed forty minutes before he opens his bedroom door is bored; that is to say, he is not living.

Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it long enough it will be true.

Saw Washington Monument. Phallic. Appalling. A national catastrophe.

Make love to every woman you meet; if you get five per cent of your outlay it's a good investment.

A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it.