It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people.

What a lurid life Oscar Wilde does lead - so full of extraordinary incidents. What a chance for the memoir writers of the next century

The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.

It distresses me, this failure to keep pace with the leaders of thought, as they pass into oblivion.

You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men.

It is a fact that not once in all my life have I gone out for a walk. I have been taken out for walks; but that is another matter.