Wine is a precarious aphrodisiac, and its fumes have blighted many a mating.
To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.
Has any man ever obtained inner harmony by simply reading about the experiences of others? Not since the world began has it ever happened. Each man must go through the fire himself.
No one can expect a majority to be stirred by motives other than ignoble.
It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude.
The business of life is to enjoy oneself; everything else is a mockery.