The soul begins to travel when the child begins to think.

Everybody is now so busy teaching that nobody has any time to learn.

A man who owns a dog is, in every sense of the words, its master; the term expresses accurately their mutual relations. But it is ridiculous when applied to the limited possession of a cat.

For indeed all that we think so new to-day has been acted over and over again, a shifting comedy, by the women of every century.

People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization.

There is nothing in the world so enjoyable as a thorough-going monomania.

the audience is the controlling factor in the actor's life. It is practically infallible, since there is no appeal from its verdict. It is a little like a supreme court composed of irresponsible minors.