The man who has never made a mistake will never make anything else.

Every man deserves to be judged in the context of his times.

A revolutionist is one who desires to discard the existing social order and try another.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.

If you lived in London, where the whole system is one of false good-fellowship, and you may know a man for twenty years without finding out that he hates you like poison, you would soon have your eyes opened. There we do unkind things in a kind way: we say bitter things in a sweet voice: we always give our friends chloroform when we tear them to pieces.

You must not suppose, because I am a man of letters, that I never tried to earn an honest living.