Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.

The fickleness of the women I love is only equalled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.

Time enough to think of the future when you haven't any future to think of.

Poverty blights whole cities; spreads horrible pestilences; strikes dead the very souls of all who come within sight, sound, or smell of it

I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going.

Don't waste time collecting other people's autographs; rather devote it to making your own autograph worth collecting.