There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.

Examinations, sir, are pure humbug from beginning to end. If a man is a gentleman, he knows quite enough, and if he is not a gentleman, whatever he knows is bad for him.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

Children start out loving their parents, but as they grow older and discover their parents are human, they become judgmental. And sometimes, when they mature, they forgive their parents, especially when they discover they are also human.

Women have a much better time than men in this world; there are far more things forbidden to them.

It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.