We die only once, and for such a long time.
Once you have the cap and gown all you need do is open your mouth. Whatever nonsense you talk becomes wisdom and all the rubbish good sense.
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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.
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.