There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
It is only by not paying one’s bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.
The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it.