Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement. Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman. When one is in love one always begins by deceiving oneself, and one always ends by deceiving others. This is what the world calls a romance.

The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life.

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm.

Nothing worth learning can ever be taught

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

Believe me, no civilized man ever regrets a pleasure, and no uncivilized man ever knows what a pleasure is.