In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty man.

I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable hatred towards the whole tribe of fools, and it arises from the fact that I feel myself a blockhead whenever I am in their company.

We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised for a fool is covered with steel and it is often very hard to find his vulnerable part.

We are not that flash, me or the missus. In fact, we are quite low-maintenance.

The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with.

A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.