A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.

Song is the licensed medium for bawling in public things too silly or sacred to be uttered in ordinary speech.

Actresses will happen in the best regulated families.

What is my loftiest ambition? I've always wanted to throw an egg at an electric fan.

An epicure is one who gets nothing better than the cream of everything but cheerfully makes the best of it.

If some people got their rights they would complain of being deprived of their wrongs.

Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.