Older men who once were young find the extremely stupid actions of young men to be highly amusing, as if they’re simply being amusing they’re doing it wrong.

Old men like to show you pictures of how they looked when they were young, and say: “That’s what I was like when I was your age.” But they’re not are they.

Society is all about people who like or dislike you, once you can appreciate this you can use society for your own advancement, just like everyone else does. But let’s not be nasty about it.

People who don’t care for you much are generally obvious by their countenance: either a smile or a thrown.

Nine out of ten nutcases are shouting that they’re normal when the normal people come to take them away in straightjackets; that’s because, on average, nine out of ten people in society are normal.

Someone you know well who doesn’t choose to be helpful to you when you ask him to be, must then be opposing you in some way mustn’t he? But why then should he want to be helpful to you anyway?

There’s a certain action that occurs when you meet someone; it’s not to do with good manners or with hospitality, as it’s to do with displays of dominance and subservience and boils down to basic instinct.

If you ever see someone you used to know slightly looking at you as if you weren’t there, go and give him a bit of a chat-up, he’ll appreciate it.

Occasionally some bloke might like to come up behind you and give you a bit of a nudge with one of his shoulders, just to see if you’re wet behind the ears or you’re a bit queer or something. He’s not trying to be friendly, but you can always ask: “Why did you do that for?” and, obligingly enough, he’ll tell you.

Infatuation is something funny you can feel when you don’t realize that the object of your most intensely felt desires, simply sees you as some kind of object.

Concentrated intensity is a worthwhile description of human endeavour, which leads to an accurate description of basic human nature.

Life is something exquisitely temporary to be lived best as you live it well, then you can really live it.

Never trust anyone just being nice to you, as it’s what he isn’t thinking is what you’ve got to worry about.

You need a “will to power” to get along in this world or you wilt, dry up and blow away.