It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.
It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of his harvest.
In a very ugly and sensible age, the arts borrow, not from life, but from each other.
Fruitcake is like semen, there's a lot of it about but no one wants to swallow it
What is termed Sin is an essential element of progress. Without it the world would stagnate, or grow old, or become colourless.
I can't help detesting my relations. I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.