Thinking doesn't pay. Just makes you discontented with what you see around you.

Sin is cruelty and injustice, all else is peccadillo.

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.

Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy' is the most amazing -- with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting it out for second and third place.

A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer should be shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she deserved.

Learn to say No—and to be rude about it when necessary. Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

Peace is an extension of war by political means. Plenty of elbow-room is pleasanter -- and much safer.