Rugby is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians.

The only thing worse than being misquoted is being sentenced to two years' hard labour for buggery

I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself don’t interest me. They have not got the charm of novelty.

Friendship never forgets. That is the wonderful thing about it.

If one hears bad music, it is one's duty to drown it by one's conversation.

Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find expression for a joy, and you will intensify its ecstasy.

He is fairer than the morning star, and whiter than the moon. For his body I would give my soul, and for his love I would surrender heaven.