Nothing looks so like innocence as an indiscretion.

An idea that isn't risky is hardly worth calling an idea.

People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.

Most of our modern portrait painters are doomed to absolute oblivion. They never paint what they see. They paint what the public sees, and the public never sees anything.

Christ did not die to save people, but to teach people how to save each other. This is, I have no doubt, a grave heresy, but it is also a fact.

Finding the meaning of life is easy. Simply get a dictionary, go to the 'L' section, and find the word 'life.'

How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.