Beerbohm was a genius of the purest kind. He stands at the summit of his art.

Beer commercials are so patriotic: Made the American Way. What does that have to do with America? Is that what America stands for? Feeling sluggish and urinating frequently?

If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be

The great charm in argument is really finding one's own opinions, not other people's.

"What war?" said the Prime Minister sharply. "No one has said anything to me about a war. I really think I should have been told. I'll be damned," he said defiantly, "if they shall have a war without consulting me. What's a cabinet for, if there's not more mutual confidence than that? What do they want a war for anyway?"

Yes, cider and tinned salmon are the staple diet of the agricultural classes.

Money is only useful when you get rid of it. It is like the odd card in 'Old Maid'; the player who is finally left with it has lost.