One should not be too severe on English novels; they are the only relaxation of the intellectually unemployed.

It is only the sacred things that are worth touching

To make men Socialists is nothing, but to make Socialism human is a great thing.

The best way to make children good is to make them happy.

My dear Arthur, I never talk scandal. I only talk gossip. What is the difference between scandal and gossip? Oh! Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.

You know I have loved him always. But we are very poor. Who, being loved, is poor? Oh, no one. I hate my riches. They are a burden.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.