“A bachelor is a man who comes to work each morning from a different direction.”

“Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for therich, a tradegy for the poor.”

“Nothing begets friendship so readily as trouble.”

“I mention her name and the old pain returns. Forget her, you say? How can you forget a living human being?”

“I never turn down a drink. Among friend's it's always appropriate. A man is only a man as they say but brandy is still brandy. You'll find that in the Talmud too.”

“There is nothing in the world, I tell you, so maddening as a person who doesn't answer when you abuse him. You shout and you scold, you are ready to burst a gut, and he stands there and smiles....”

“No matter how bad things get, you've got to go on living, even if it kills you.”