Those who talk on the razor-edge of double-meanings pluck the rarest blooms from the precipice on either side.

The ladies who try to keep their beauty are the ladies who lose it.

There are people whose society I find delicious; but when I sit alone and think of them I shudder.

Fine writers should split hairs together, and sit side by side, like friendly apes, to pick the fleas from each others fur.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds.