Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing.

Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.

It is art, and art only, that reveals us to ourselves.

Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Don't be afraid. There are exquisite things in store for you. This is merely the beginning.