In Middle Age, I Practiced

Friends Are Sometimes Boring, But Enemies Never.

Never Invite To Dinner: Those Who Won't Decide Until The Last Minute; Those Who Come More Than Half An Hour Late; Those Who Want To Bring Along Two Or Three Friends; Drunks; Monologists; Those Who Stay Until Three O'clock In The Morning; Those Who Think That Conversation Means Having An Argument; Those Who Take A High Moral Tone; Those Who Are Stupid, Ugly, Or Dull. Enforcement Of These Rules Will Enable One To Eat Alone Every Night In Comfort.

Don Juan Tries Not To See The Skeptical Winks That Greet His Boasting.

After Ages Of Bombast, The Rhetoric Of Virtue Has Become Ironic And Shy.

Every Declaration Of Love Contains An Unstated List Of Exceptions And Demands.