I hate war, for it spoils conversation.

I hate war, for it spoils conversation.

A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.

Nature intends that, at fixed periods, men should succeed each other by the instrumentality of death. We shall never outwit Nature; we shall die as usual.

To be happy, one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.

If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.

It is high time for me to depart, for at my age I now begin to see things as they really are.