It is chiefly, I regret to say, through journalism that such people find expression. I regret it because there is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.

LORD ILLINGWORTH What do you think she'd do if I kissed her? MRS ALLONBY Either marry you, or strike you across the face with her glove. What would you do if she struck you across the face with her glove? LORD ILLINGWORTH Fall in love with her, probably.

People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately.

She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman.

In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder.

Full frontal nudity is reserved for Adam and Eve!

Only the shallow know themselves.