An echo of music, a face in the street, the wafer of the new moon, a wanton thought - only in the iridescence of things the vagabond soul is happy.

I like to walk down Bond Street, thinking of all the things I don't desire.

Whiskey has killed more men than bullets, but most men would rather be full of whiskey than bullets.

If you are losing your leisure, look out! You are losing your soul.

When we say we are certain so-and-so can't possibly have done it, what we mean is that we think he very likely did.

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

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.