1. THE ONE SERIOUS CONVICTION THAT A MAN SHOULD HAVE IS THAT NOTHING IS TO BE TAKEN TOO SERIOUSLY

2. FRIENDSHIP IS UNNECESSARY, LIKE PHILOSOPHY, LIKE ART...IT HAS NO SURVIVAL VALUE; RATHER IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT GIVE VALUE TO SURVIVAL

3. THERE ARE PAINTERS WHO TRANSFORM THE SUN INTO A YELLOW SPOT, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS WHO, THANKS TO THEIR ART, AND INTELLIGENCE, TRANSFORM A YELLOW SPOT INTO THE SUN.

4. THERE ARE TWO INSULTS WHICH NO HUMAN WILL ENDURE: THE ASSERTION THAT HE HASN'T A SENSE OF HUMOR, AND THE DOUBLY IMPERTINENT ASSERTION THAT HE HAS NEVER KNOWN TROUBLE.