An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.

For over 1,700 years, the Jews have been bewailing their sad fate in that they have been exiled from their homeland, as they call Palestine. But gentlemen, did the world give it to them in fee simple, they would at once find some reason for not returning. Why? Because they are vampires, and vampires do not live on vampires. They cannot live only among themselves. They must subsist on Christians and other people not of their race.

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

There is nothing wrong with retirement as long as one doesn't allow it to interfere with one's work.

I think that humanity brings much misery on itself by the false value they put on things.

He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of most medicines.