A wish is a dish that's a lot like a fish: Once it's been eaten it's harder to throw back. - Mr. Rakshasas

When something needs to be said, you look for a man to say it. But when something needs actually to be done, you look for a woman.

Philosophy begins when you don't know where to look for an answer.

A man's bookseller should keep his confidence, like his physician. What can become of a world where every man knows what another man reads? Why, sir, books would become like quacks' potions, with every mountebank in the newspapers claiming one volume's superiority over another.

May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.

The bone won't come to the dog. It's the dog that goes to the bone.

All men come to resemble their fathers. That isn't a tragedy. But you need a hell of a sense of humor to handle it.