Somehow love gives even to a dull man the knowledge of his lover's heart.

Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood, isn't it?

For my part, if a man must needs be a knave I would have him a debonair knave... It makes your sin no worse as I conceive, to do it à la mode and stylishly.

I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation.

Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.

Economy is going without something you do want in case you should, some day, want something you probably won't want.

You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd.