A friend who loved perfection would be the perfect friend, did not that love shut his door on me.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

And what exactly do you think this proves?" he spits. "You've got power, but you don't know what to do wit

The calm serenity of the breeze as it blows across the ocean releases the tangled web within my mind.

When you have to work, work with a smile.

Money is a stupid measure of achievement, but unfortunately it is the only universal measure we have.

There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 am. It could be a right number.

If you think your job is to fix what is broken, you keep finding more broken places to mend.

One must look at what impiety hates, what puts it in a rage, what it attacks always, everywhere, and with fury - that will be the truth.

The organization and constant onward sweep of this movement exemplifies the resentment of the many toward the selfishness, greed and the neglect of the few.

His face is livid, gaunt his whole body, his breath is green with gall; his tongue drips poison.

How can I possibly put a new idea into your heads, if I do not first remove your delusions?