By its very looseness, by its way of evoking rather than defining, suggesting rather than saying, English is a magnificent vehicle for emotional poetry.
Max BeerbohmTo say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people.
Max BeerbohmEvery one, even the richest and most munificent of men, pays much by cheque more light-heartedly than he pays little in specie.
Max Beerbohm