God, bless me with luxury. Necessities I can do without.

People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else. Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Palermo was lovely. The most beautifully situated town in the world - it dreams away its life in the Conca d'Oro, the exquisite valley that lies between two seas. The lemon groves and the orange gardens were entirely perfect.

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

When good Americans die, they go to Paris" "Where do bad Americans go?" "They stay in America

Many people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honor.