Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel. He is the man who talks the loudest.

On with dance, let joy be unconfined, is my motto; whether there's any dance to dance or any joy to unconfined.

What God lacks is convictions- stability of character. He ought to be a Presbyterian or a Catholic or something- not try to be everything.

What is the real function, the essential function, the supreme function, of language? Isn't it merely to convey ideas and emotions? Certainly. Then if we can do it with words of fonetic brevity and compactness, why keep the present cumbersome forms?

Humor is tragedy plus time.

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.