Nothing is so aggravating as calmness. There is something positively brutal about the good temper of most modern men.

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.

Don't use big words. They mean so little.

Man is made for something better than disturbing dirt.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

I believe it is customary in good society to take some slight refreshment at five o'clock.

Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.