The value of an idea has nothing whatsoever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it. Indeed, the probabilities are that the more insincere the man is, the more purely intellectual will the idea be, as in that case it will not be coloured by either his wants, his desires, or his prejudices.

Let me be dressed as I will, yet flies worms and flowers exceed me still.

The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory.

What is said of man is nothing; the point is, who says it.

How long could you love a woman who didn't love you, Cecil? A woman who didn't love me? Oh, all my life!

The proper aim is to try and reconstruct society on such a basis that poverty will be impossible.

Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away. The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.