“Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.”

Political tags – such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth – are never basic criteria.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.

Don’t ever become a pessimist… a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.

Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

I don’t see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

The loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.

I think this insatiable need to get to know new music is a big part of why it has lasted so long.

Standing even for a short time proves exhausting compared with walking and running though it be for a long time … Nature delights and is restored by alternating and varied actions.

I have long feared that my sins would return to visit me. And the cost is more than I can bear.

A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending!

The Holy Book calls upon Muslims to resist tyranny. Dictatorships in Pakistan, however long, have, therefore, always collapsed in the face of this spirit.

As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession.

People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.