Duties are not performed for duty's sake, but because their neglect would make the man uncomfortable. A man performs but one duty - the duty of contenting his spirit, the duty of making himself agreeable to himself.

Do one thing every day you don't want to do.

Italy is the home of art and swindling; home of religion and moral rottenness

When you ascend the hill of prosperity, may you not meet a friend.

What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master impulse, the necessity of securing one's self-approval.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

If the world ends, I'll just head on down to Kentucky because they're always 20 years behind.