Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

I wonder who it was defined man as a rational animal. It was the most premature definition ever given. Man is many things, but he is not rational.

When asked what he thought of sports, Oscar Wilde replied, "I approve of any activity that requires the wearing of special clothing.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.

He knew the precise psychological moment when to say nothing.

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his aspirates. From the point of view of life, he is a reporter who knows vulgarity better than any one has ever known it.