Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement. Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman. When one is in love one always begins by deceiving oneself, and one always ends by deceiving others. This is what the world calls a romance.

Well I won't argue about the matter. You always want to argue about things. That is exactly what things were originally made for.

All great ideas are dangerous.

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.

Nature: a place where birds fly around uncooked

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.

Beauty is a form of genius -- is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation.