Whiskey has killed more men than bullets, but most men would rather be full of whiskey than bullets.

One can be bored until boredom becomes a mystical experience.

All mirrors are magical mirrors, and we never see our faces in them.

What pursuit is more elegant than that of collecting the ignominies of our nature and transfixing them for show, each on the bright pin of a polished phrase?

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

Our names are labels, plainly printed on the bottled essence of our past behavior.

We should nourish our souls on the dew of Poesy, and manure them as well.