Some of the men and women who will not say in so many words the thing which is not, will deliberately give a false impression. They are not the servants of truth; they are the parasites of truth.

The principle of fashion is . . . the principle of the kaleidoscope. A new year can only bring us a new combination of the same elements; and about once in so often we go back and begin again.

For never doubt that those souls who live least by the flesh feel themselves most defiled by its defilement.

On the whole, I should say that the person who likes to lie should never, in any circumstances, be allowed to. Leave the lying to the people who hate it. You will not find them indulging often.

if you are perfectly willing to shock an individual verbally, the next thing you will be doing is to shock him practically.

Nothing makes people so worthy of compliments as receiving them. One is more delightful for being told one is delightful-just as one is more angry for being told one is angry.

It is not permissible to lie merely to save one's face. But it is sometimes permissible to lie to save another person's face.