A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

It is very vulgar to talk about one's own business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then only at dinner parties.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure.

American girls are as clever at concealing their parents as English women are at concealing their past.

In England it is enough for a man to try and produce any serious, beautiful work to lose all his rights as a citizen.