To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people.
Beauty and the lust for learning have yet to be allied.
When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul.
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.
Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter.
Of course we all know that Morris was a wonderful all-round man, but the act of walking round him has always tired me.