Fashions are the only induced epidemics, proving that epidemics can be induced by tradesmen.

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

Titles distinguish the mediocre, embarrass the superior, and are disgraced by the inferior.

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's to keep unmarried as long as he can.

The worst sin... is... to be indifferent.

Decency cannot be discussed without indecency!

Marriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us.