You know who the critics are? The men who have failed in literature and art.
Having the courage to live within one's means is respectability.
In politics, nothing is contemptible.
More pernicious nonsense was never devised by man than treaties of commerce.
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.