Heavens! whatever possesses us, here below, that we mutually torment ourselves, sourly reproach our mutual faults, and mercilessly condemn all that is not cut according to our pattern?

... the progress of the language has caused us to lose many old treasures. It is thus with all progress, and one must make the best of it.

If people were not wicked I should not mind their being stupid; but, to our misfortune, they are both.

To eat together is one of the greatest promoters of intimacy. It is the satisfaction in common of a material necessity of existence, and if you seek a loftier meaning in it, it is a communion.

Masterpieces are only lucky attempts.

A child motivated by competitive ideals will grow into a man without conscience, shame, or true dignity.

The cigar is the perfect complement to an elegant lifestyle.