There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure.
Patriotism is one of the unalterable facts of man's nature. It is a virtue if you like it, and a vice if you don't like it.
A smile is the universal welcome.
Robert Benchley has a style that is weak and lies down frequently to rest.
Humor is a kind of emotional chaos told about calmly and quietly in retrospect.There is always a laugh in the utterly familiar.
Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.