What the worm was to the corpse, his sins would be to the painted image on the canvas. They would mar its beauty, and eat away its grace. they would defile it, and make it shameful. And yet the thing would still live on. It would be always alive. (Dorian Gray regarding his portrait)

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky.

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

We are specially designed to appeal to the sense of humour.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.