“This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.”

“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.”

“The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write: a man will turn over half a library to make one book.”

“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.”

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

“Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea?”

“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.”