He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about.

People are either charming or tedious.

If it took Labouchere three columns to prove that I was forgotten, then there is no difference between fame and obscurity.

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

When I see a spade, I call it a spade. I'm glad to say I have never seen a spade. The man who would call a spade a spade should be compelled to use it. It's the only thing he's fit for.

I have never met any really wicked person before. I feel rather frightened. I am so afraid he will look just like every one else.

A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.