Youth, which is forgiven everything, forgives itself nothing: age, which forgives itself everything, is forgiven nothing.

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world; and all sound and successful personal and national morality should have this fact for its basis.

That older and greater church to which I belong: the church where the oftener you laugh the better, because by laughter only can you destroy evil without malice

All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.

Martyrdom is the only path to immortality that requires no talent whatsoever.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

It is nearly 50 years since I was assured by a conclave of doctors that if I did not eat meat I should die of starvation.