The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.