The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.

Zuleika, on a desert island, would have spent most of her time in looking for a man's footprint.

People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.

To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.

Only the insane take themselves seriously.

Improvisation is the essence of good talk. Heaven defend us from the talker who doles out things prepared for us; but let heaven not less defend us from the beautiful spontaneous writer who puts his trust in the inspiration of the moment.

You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.