There can be nothing more frequent than an occasional drink.

The basis of action is lack of imagination. It is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it.

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.

A man who pays his bills on time is soon forgotten.

Life is a great disappointment.

I am but too conscious of the fact that we are born in an age when only the dull are treated seriously, and I live in terror of not being misunderstood. Don't degrade me into the position of giving you useful information. Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.