"Silence propagates itself, and the longer talk has been suspended, the more difficult it is to find anything to say."

"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair."

"A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."

"No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned."

"Hope itself is a species of happiness, and perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords."

"Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult."

"All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination."

"We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

"Few things in life are more embarrassing than the necessity of having to inform an old friend that you have just got engaged to his fiancee."

"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."

"He who ashamed of his poverty would be equally proud of his wealth."

"I have to say that the traditional role is kind of a myth. I think the traditional Mexican woman is a fierce woman."