"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

"Success, fame, and fortune, they're all illusions. All there is that is real is the friendship that two can share."

"Laughter is no enemy to learning."

"May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies."

"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."

"Perfect is the enemy of good."