The ages live in history through their anachronisms.
I don't mind plain women being puritans. It is the only excuse they have for being plain.
The only proper intoxication is conversation.
Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.
There is no such thing as morality or immorality in thought. There is immoral emotion.
There is more to be said for stupidity than people imagine. Personally I have a great admiration for stupidity. It is a sort of fellow-feeling, I suppose.