There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live.

You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit.

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

A woman always has her revenge ready.