No matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it's the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.

I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.

People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.

I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.

A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.

With God, the impossible is not an obstacle but an invitation.

Because when there is true equality, resentment does not exist.

She had heard it was easy to blame others for one's own failures. But that wasn't exactly accurate. It was easy to blame herself for what had happened--hard to live with it.

Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?

What are man's truths ultimately? Merely his irrefutable errors.

There's comfort to an awful old dressing-gown a pretty peignoir is powerless to provide, and aging bra elastic, is, I suspect, as near to liberation as most women ever get.

Sanity is sometimes a matter of going on, outwardly, as if everything is all right.

Usually, in any revolution people are focused on who wants to have the most power. But the most important thing is the laws that are written during that time.

This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.

As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval.