I read these words which are the sum of all moral philosophy, and which cut short all the disputes of the casuists: When in doubt if an action is good or bad, refrain.

You must have the devil in you to succeed in the arts.

We are going to a new world... and no doubt it is there that everything is for the best; for it must be admitted that one might lament a little over the physical and moral happenings of our own world.

Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value - zero.

Dont think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.

They are mad men (Jews), but you should not burn them for that.

Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one's garden.