“Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.”

“Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.”

“The way to become famous fast is to throw a brick at someone who is famous.”

“Nothing recedes like success.”

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”

“Wolves and bears, they say, casting their savagery aside, have done like offices of pity.”

“We that are true lovers run into strange capers; but as all is mortal in nature, so is all nature in love mortal in folly.”

“It is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love.”