“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.”

“If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.”

“Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others... This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.”

“Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it.”

“He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.”

“Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.”

“Never trust a man who writes more than he reads.”