An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

Through the history of the world there have always been exploiters and exploited. There always will be ... because the great mass of men are made by nature to be slaves, they are unfit to control themselves, and for their own good need masters.

It's no use crying over spilt milk, because all of the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.

Because women can do nothing except love, they've given it a ridiculous importance. They want to persuade us that it's the whole of life. It's an insignificant part.

A good rule for writers: do not explain overmuch.

Failure make people bitter and cruel. Success improves the character of the man.