“A man should swallow a toad every morning to be sure of not meeting with anything more revolting in the day ahead.”

“If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor.”

“There is a melancholy that stems from greatness of mind.”

“All that I've learned, I've forgotten. The little that I still know, I've guessed.”

“Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.”

“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”

“If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first.”