The first kiss is stolen by the man; the last is begged by the woman.

The sort of man who likes to spend his time watching a cage of monkeys chase one another, or a lion gnaw its tail, or a lizard catch flies, is precisely the sort of man whose mental weakness should be combated at the public expense, not fostered.

The genuine music lover may accept the carnal husk of opera to get at the kernel of actual music within, but that is no sign that he approves the carnal husk or enjoys gnawing through it.

Nine out of ten Americans are actually monarchists at bottom. The fact is proved by their high suseptibility to political claims by president's sons and other relatives, usually nonentities.

The more I think you over, the more it comes home to me what an unmitigated Middle Victorian ass you are!

Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.

The first Rotarian was the first man to call John the Baptist Jack.