I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.

The only sin is stupidity.

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't talk politics.

I am Irish by race but the English have condemned me to talk the language of Shakespeare.

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art.

Well I won't argue about the matter. You always want to argue about things. That is exactly what things were originally made for.

The worst vice of the fanatic is his sincerity.