Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own.

Self-denial is not a virtue; it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.

The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she’s treated.

Be as romantic as you please about love ... but you mustn't be romantic about money.

The word morality, if we met it in the Bible, would surprise us as much as the word telephone or motor car.

I wish people would stop talking about my birthday.