No man manages his affairs as well as a tree does

Morality consists of suspecting other people of not being legally married.

If any religion had a chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam.

The righteous man takes his life in his hand whenever he utters the truth.

I'm one of the undeserving poor: that's what I am. Think of what that means to a man. It means that he's up agen middle class morality all the time.... What is middle class morality? Just an excuse for never giving me anything.

In the right key one can say anything. In the wrong key, nothing: the only delicate part is the establishment of the key.

A man's interest in the world is only an overflow from his interest in himself.