“He listens well who takes notes.”

“Less than fifteen percent of the people do any original thinking on any subject . . . The greatest torture in the world for most people is to think”

“The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind”

“Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself ”

“To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love”

“Talk six times with the same single lady and you may get the wedding dress ready”