Self-denial is not a virtue; it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.
Laws, religions, creeds, and systems of ethics, instead of making society better than its best unit, make it worse than its average unit, because they are never up to date.
Who is this Baby Ruth? And what does she do?
Man is the only animal of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid...There is no harm in a well-fed lion. It has no ideals, no sect, no party.