All religions begin with a revolt against morality, and perish when morality conquers them.

Fine art is the only teacher except torture.

The only way in which a nation can make itself wealthy and prosperous is by good housekeeping: that is, by providing for its wants in the order of their importance, and allowing no money to be wasted on whims and luxuries until necessities have been thoroughly served.

Make me a beautiful word for doing things tomorrow; for that surely is a great and blessed invention.

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.

Opera is when a tenor and soprano want to make love, but are prevented from doing so by a baritone.

That is what all poets do: they talk to themselves out loud; and the world overhears them. But it's horribly lonely not to hear someone else talk sometimes.