"The greatest danger, that of losing one's own self, may pass off as quietly as if it were nothing; every other loss, an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc., is sure to be noticed."

"The true lover is the one who loves the beloved for what he is, not for what he has."

"My life is an inexplicable contradiction. I am one who has been made to smile by the thought of hanging myself."

"The true humorist does not want to reform the world, but to enjoy it."

"A man who cannot weep is a man who cannot laugh."