If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.

An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

As my poor father used to say In 1963, Once people start on all this Art Goodbye, moralitee! And what my father used to say Is good enough for me.

This high official, all allow, is grossly overpaid; there wasn't any Board, and now there isn't any Trade.

A dull speaker, like a plain woman, is credited with all the virtues, for we charitably suppose that a surface so unattractive must be compensated by interior blessings.

A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.