I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules.

Married men are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not.

It is always worth while asking a question, though it is not always worth while answering one.

There is much to be said in favor of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. By carefully chronicling the current events of contemporary life, it shows us of what very little importance such events really are. By invariably discussing the unnecessary, it makes us understand what things are requisite for culture, and what are not.

Always! That is the dreadful word ... it is a meaningless word, too.

A passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young.

When one has never heard a man's name in the course of one's life, it speaks volumes for him; he must be quite respectable.