Most of the money given by rich people in "charity" is made up of conscience money, "ransom," political bribery, and bids for titles.... One buys moral credit by signing a cheque, which is easier than turning a prayer wheel.

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when it has been in the house three days?

Remember always that the least plain sister is the family beauty.

Oh, come! That boot is on the other leg. Why should you call me to account for eating decently? If I battened on the scorched corpses of animals, you might well ask me why I did that

But to admire a strong person and to live under that strong person’s thumb are two different things.

If you demand my authorities for this and that, I must reply that only those who have never hunted up the authorities as I have believe that there is any authority who is not contradicted flatly by some other authority.

Youth, what a pity to waste it on the young.