文学：但是他同样不喜欢优秀的人。“一个优秀的人没有敌人，但他的朋友也没有一个喜欢他。”

　　An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

　　他嘲讽悲观主义者。“借钱就要向悲观主义者借，因为他们不会期待你还钱。”

　　Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.

　　他嘲讽好为人师的人。“对于建议，你所能做的，就是把它转送给别人，建议从来就不是给自己准备的。”

　　The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

　　他嘲讽时尚，这句话即使放在今天，也是又尖锐又时髦：“时尚总是丑得难以容忍，所以每隔六个月我们都只好改一次。”

　　Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

　　如今段子手们还在玩的梗，他100多年前就用过了。“我年轻时以为金钱是世界上最重要的东西，等到老了才知道，原来真的是这样。”

　　When I was young, I used to think that money was the most important thing in life, now that I am old, I know it is.