Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can’t get into it do that.
Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.
A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure.
To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.
Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.
Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself.