Never has the theatrical profession been more overcrowded than at the present moment.

He who buys what he does not want ends in wanting what he cannot buy.

Civilisation makes us all as alike as peas in a pod, and it is the very uncouth - uncivilised, if you will - element which individualises nations.

Marriage with love is entering heaven with one's eyes shut, but marriage without love is entering hell with them open.

Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.

Few authors are so interesting as their work - they generally reserve their wit or trenchant sarcasm for their books.

Many people with a wild desire to act prove failures on the stage, their inclinations are greater than their powers. Rarely is it the other way.