I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance

Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich

Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich.

As you know, no one over thirty years of age is afraid of tittle-tattle. I myself find it much less difficult to strangle a man than to fear him.

Life becomes useless and insipid when we have no longer either friends or enemies.

Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.