When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.
Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.
Never run after you own hat - others will be delighted to do it; why spoil their fun?
There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
At noon I observed a bevy of nude young native women bathing in the sea, and I went and sat down on their clothes to keep them from being stolen.
Laughter without a tinge of philosophy is but a sneeze of humor. Genuine humor is replete with wisdom.