Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.

Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.

I think it's wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly.

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

I wake up every morning believing today is going to be better than yesterday.

The Japanese say, If the flower is to be beautiful, it must be cultivated.

But when the strong were too weak to hurt the weak, the weak had to be strong enough to leave.

Don’t do what should not be done, and don’t desire what should not be desired. Abide by this one precept, and everything else will follow.

Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.

Pain and death are part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself.