"I am a very ambitious man, and I want to be famous, even after my death."

"I'll publish right or wrong: Fools are my theme, let satire be my song."

"A man must serve his time to every trade. Save censure - critics are ready-made."

"The great advantage of being a fool is that one is always content with oneself."

"I have a great horror of marriage, and I would rather be damned than married."