Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.

Whoever is not a misanthrope at forty can never have loved mankind.

Women see faults much more readily in each other than they can discover perfections.

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.

Wicked people sometimes perform good actions. I suppose they wish to see if this gives as great a feeling of pleasure as the virtuous claim for it.

If taking vitamins doesn't keep you healthy enough, try more laughter: The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.