Few women and fewer men have enough character to be idle.

Aig [F.-M. Sir Douglas Haig] 'e don't say much; 'e don't, so to say, say nothin'; but what 'e don't say don't mean nothin', not 'arf. But when 'e do say something--my Gawd!

Human nature is rarely so amusing as when trying to get a house off its hands. Women at this task can be untruthful enough, but their untruth lacks the infusion of candor which a skillful male liar can introduce.

In betting on races, there are two elements that are never lacking - hope as hope, and an incomplete recollection of the past.

The trouble with marriage is that, while every woman is at heart a mother, every man is at heart a bachelor.

Every cat is really the most beautiful woman in the room.

Few women and fewer men have enough character to be idle.