I am put on my best behavior, which means the same thing as the most uncomfortable behavior.

I am willing to allow that smoking is a moral weakness, but on the other hand, we must beware of the man without weaknesses. He is not to be trusted. He is apt to be always sober and he cannot make a single mistake. His habits are likely to be regular, his existence more mechanical and his head always maintains its supremacy over his heart. Much as I like reasonable persons, I hate completely rational beings.

Of the many rights of ladies, the best should be to be considered a mother.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

We should not expect people to be good, but should make it impossible for them to be bad.

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

A good traveller is one who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveller does not know where he came from.