A beautiful dress may look beautiful on a hanger, but that means nothing. It must be seen on the shoulders, with the movement of the arms, the legs, and the waist.

What every Englishman thinks about patriotism, the last refuge of a scoundrel.

You cannot keep up a nightlife and amount to anything in the day. You cannot indulge in those foods and liquors that destroy the physique and still hope to have a physique that functions with the minimum of destruction to itself. A candle burnt at both ends may shed a brighter light, but the darkness that follows is for a longer time.

True generosity means accepting ingratitude.

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.