Never mind your happiness; do your duty.

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves; let us be above such transparent egotism. If you can't say good and encouraging things, say nothing. Nothing is often a good thing to do, and always a clever thing to say.

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard

Communism is the opiate of the people.

Drunkenness was in good repute in England till "Bloody Mary" frowned upon it; it remained popular in Germany. The French drank more stably, not being quite so cold.

Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memory.

To rulers religion, like almost everything else, is a tool of power.