It is better not to be different from one's fellows. The ugly and the stupid have the best of it in this world.

What has the actual lapse of time got to do with it? It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of an emotion. A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval.

It is always worth while asking a question, though it is not always worth while answering one.

There is a fatality about good resolutions – that they are always made too late.