“Whenever he composes a critical review, I have been told, he gets an enormous erection.”

“The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use.”

“Diogenes, filthily attired, paced across the splendid carpets in Plato's dwelling. Thus, said he, do I trample on the pride of Plato. Yes, Plato replied, but only with another kind of pride.”

“A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.”

“A sure sign of a good book is that you like it more the older you get.”

“It is impossible to have bad taste, but many people have none at all.”

“Nothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.”