The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. – William Temple
The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust ones own opinions, and value others that deserve it. – William Temple
The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies. – William Temple
Some major writers have a huge impact, like Ayn Rand, who to my mind is a lousy fiction writer because her writing has no compassion and virtually no humor. She has a philosophical and economical message that she is passing off as fiction, but it really isnt fiction at all. – Theodore Sturgeon