Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.

There were moments when he looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realize his conception of the beautiful.

After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.

Oh, I love London Society! It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics. Just what Society should be.

America has never quite forgiven Europe for having been discovered somewhat earlier in history than itself.

Only people who look dull ever get into the House of Commons, and only people who are dull ever succeed there.

A mask tells us more than a face.