The spirit, Sir, is one of mockery.

Since hate poisons the soul, don't cherish enmities or grudges: avoid people who make you unhappy.

I lived on rum, I tell you. It's been meat and drink, and man and wife, to me.

That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.

They say cowardice is infectious; but then argument is, on the other hand, a great emboldener.

Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health.

The obscurest epoch is to-day.