An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off: it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

Life is sometimes sad and often dull, but there are currants in the cake, and here is one of them.

And Left-wing people are always sad because they mind dreadfully about their causes, and the causes are always going so badly.

Sun, silence, and happiness.

Always remember, children, that marriage is a very intimate relationship. It's not just sitting and chatting to a person; there are other things, you know.

The English lord marries for love, and is rather inclined to love where money is; he rarely marries in order to improve his coat of arms.

The trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry, and they imagine to themselves that the reason of their unhappiness will be removed when they are married.