Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

Ignorance ... is a painless evil; so, I should think, is dirt, considering the merry faces that go along with it.

We are all of us imaginative in some form or other, for images are the brood of desire.

In Rome it seems as if there were so many things which are more wanted in the world than pictures.

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

It's all one web, sir. The prosperity of the country is one web.