To find a man's true character, play golf with him.

Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.

One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

The lifestyle I`ve been living for the last 30 years, I could have been dead a thousand times.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

Could be worse . . . I could be Sting.

Common sense is not so common.

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Effective action is always unjust.

Society is now one polished horde, Formed of two mighty tribes, The Bores and the Bored.

Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

Get off your butt and join the Marines!

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.

Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.

We are all worms, but I do believe that I am a glow-worm.

I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.