“Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.”

“If you forget your manners, you can always borrow mine. I won't be using them.”

“To pay for my father's funeral I borrowed money from people he already owed money to. One called him a nobody. No, I said, he was a failure. You can't remember a nobody's name, that's why they're called nobodies. Failures are unforgettable.”

“Learning money basics.Don't marry for money. You can borrow it cheaper.”

“Always expect trouble in the desert. Then you usually won't meet it.”

“You haven't any right to expect your friends to be larger than yourself, larger than life. Just take them as they are, cut down to average size, and be glad you have them. To drink with, laugh with, borrow money from, lend money to, stay away from their special girls as you want them to stay away from yours, and above all, never break your word to, once it's been given.And that is all the obligation you have, all you have the right to expect.("New York Blues")”