War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off.

One of the most widespread diseases is diagnosis.

A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!

It is the mission of the press to disseminate intellect and at the same time destroy receptivity to it.

If children had been told that they could not blow their noses, this alone would make adults blush.

Insights into erotic life belong to art, not education. But sometimes these have to be spelled out for the illiterates. And it ismainly a matter of convincing the illiterates, for they are the ones who write the penal code.

It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.