The secret of life is in art.

One should never make one's entrance with a scandal. One should reserve that to give an interest to one's old age.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation of the extraordinary amount of suffering that there is in the world.

The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding. The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married. One should always be in love - that's the reason one should never marry.

There's no sin but stupidity.

"I hope to-morrow will be a fine day, Lane." "It never is, sir." "Lane, you're a perfect pessimist." "I do my best to give satisfaction, sir."