Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn..

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me..

Men of reason have endured;men of passion have lived..

It is children only who enjoy the present; their elders either live on the memory of the past or the hope of the future..

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live..

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed..

I only study the things I like; I apply my mind only to matters that interest me. They'll be useful-or useless-to me or to others in due course, I'll….

False modesty is the most decent of all lies..

Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list..

Man reaches each stage of his life as a novice..

There are more fools than wise men, and even in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom..

Where violence reigns, reason is weak..

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love..

Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking..

Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come only of reality..

Whoever is not a misanthrope at forty can never have loved mankind..

Society is composed of two great classes, those that have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners..

Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent..

If taking vitamins doesn't keep you healthy enough, try more laughter: The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed..

Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is..

Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history..