"Why, on the theory of Creation, should there be so much variety and so little real novelty?"

"In war, truth is the first casualty."

"The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear."

"There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man."

"If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your thing."

"Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason."

"Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and shortened period of mental assimilation."

"If a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man."

"Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again."

"Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none."