She had a passion for secrecy, but she herself was merely a Sphinx without a secret.

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

If one were to live his life fully and completely were to give form to every feeling, expression to every thought, reality to every dream.

Do not be afraid of the past. If people tell you that it is irrevocable, do not believe them.

If a man needs an elaborate tombstone in order to remain in the memory of his country, it is clear that his living at all was an act of absolute superfluity.

George Moore wrote brilliant English until he discovered grammar.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.