The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

I am not now That which I have been.

Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

Genius is sorrow's child.

You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.

Passion goes, Boredom remains.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.

What's with you men? Would hair stop growing on your chest if you asked directions somewhere?

The bat thought I was giving him the kiss of life!

Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.

Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.

His modesty amounts to deformity.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment

The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.

Society is now one polished horde, Formed of two mighty tribes, The Bores and the Bored.