I can resist everything except temptation.

A man is called affected, nowadays, if he dresses as he likes to dress. But in doing that he is acting in a perfectly natural manner. Affectation, in such matters, consists in dressing according to the views of one's neighbour, whose views, as they are the views of the majority, will probably be extremely stupid.

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

To be popular I must be mediocre.

Now produce your explanation and pray make it improbable.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life.

Men are such cowards. They outrage every law in the world and are afraid of the world's tongue.