I have always regarded divorce as essentially disagreeable, like castor oil, but necessary.

It is only in his head that man is heroic; in the pit of his stomach he is always a coward.

There is something shameful about the death of a play. It does not die with pity, but contempt.

there comes a time when ambition ceases to burn, or romance to stir, and the highest cry of the human heart is for peace.

Men were not equal in the effort they made, nor did equal efforts bring equal result. ... Equality of opportunity, yes. Equality of effort and result, no.

[On fishing:] Greatest rest in the world for the brain.

It was said of Miss Letitia that when money came into her possession it went out of circulation.