“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.”

“Moderation is a fatal thing. Enough is as bad as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast.”

“Everything in moderation, including moderation.”

“A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.”

“Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful.”

“The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true. That is the fatality of faith, and the lesson of romance.”

“Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness.”