A whipper-snapper of criticism who quoted dead languages to hide his ignorance of life.
I'll have that one, please.
He is an old bore. Even the grave yawns for him.
Every man is a potential genius until he does something.
A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent.
When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.