"Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement."
"Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others."
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between."
"There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up."
"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship; and it is by far the best ending for one."