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Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.

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The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people.

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Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter.

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Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.

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The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

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Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends

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Did blind chance know that there was light and what was its refraction, and fit the eyes of all creatures after the most curious manner to make use of it? These and other suchlike considerations, always have, and always will prevail with mankind, to believe that there is a Being who made all things, who has all things in his power, and who is therefore to be feared.

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We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.

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It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

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We are all born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.

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