There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness, revelry, high life.

How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity of human life, the uncertainty of our existence and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides, everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize, but that only the rarest of exceptions do.

The tallest oak tree once was an acorn that any pig could have swallowed.

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

Style is what gives value and currency to thoughts.

The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.

As a general rule, the longer a man's fame is likely to last, the later it will be in coming; for all excellent products require time for their development.