Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined

Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place

Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves

Knowledge is like money: the more one gets, the more one craves

Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words

Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread