Stupidity is a fact of life, but unmentionable. The new Prudery.
Enjoy the insult as you deliver it, before you learn its cost.
Frivolous sorrow is folly. Frivolous enjoyment is not.
Knowledge and power in the city; peace and decency in the country.
I am invigorated by work, wasted by pleasure.
I criticize myself ruthlessly, but never mention the faults of which I am truly ashamed.