Activity is the only road to knowledge.

He who has never hoped can never despair

God has given us a world that nothing but our own folly keeps from being a paradise.

Liquor is the chloroform which enables the poor man to endure the painful operation of living.

What is life but a series of inspired follies? The difficulty is to find them to do. Never lose a chance: it doesn’t come every day.

The price of ability does not depend on merit but on supply and demand.

The ability to make witty observations is commonly refered to as "cynism" by people who lack it.