We Were Put On This Earth To

A Poor American Feels Guilty At Being Poor, But Less Guilty Than An American Rentier Who Has Inherited Wealth But Is Doing Nothingto Increase It; What Can The Latter Do But Take To Drink And Psychoanalysis?

All Sins Tend To Be Addictive, And The Terminal Point Of Addiction Is Damnation.

Men Will Pay Large Sums To Whores For Telling Them They Are Not Bores.

An Honest Self-portrait Is Extremely Rare Because A Man Who Has Reached The Degree Of Self-consciousness Presupposed By The Desire To Paint His Own Portrait Has Almost Always Also Developed An Ego-consciousness Which Paints Himself Painting Himself, And Introduces Artificial Highlights And Dramatic Shadows.

Those Who Hate To Go To Bed Fear Death; Those Who Hate To Get Up Fear Life.