Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old.

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

One man with a gun can control 100 without one.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.