Our dourest parsons, who followed the nonconformist fashion of long extemporary prayers, always seemed to me to be bent on bullying God.

I can't help feeling wary when I hear anything said about the masses. First you take their faces from 'em by calling 'em the masses and then you accuse 'em of not having any faces.

She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.

We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

To put failure behind you, face up to it.

Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.