But somewhere on the great world the sun is always shining, and, just so sure as you live, it will sometime shine on you.

it is bad manners to contradict a guest. You must never insult people in your own house - always go to theirs.

Death is the advertisement, at the end of an autobiography, wherein people discover its virtues.

Conceit is lovable and unconcealed ; vanity is supreme selfishness, usually hidden.

There is always one way to make anybody do anything - the trouble is to find it.

One uncongenial guest can ruin a dinner more easily than a poor salad, and that is saying a great deal.

Anger is a better weapon than tears; a burr commands more respect than a sensitive plant.