Palermo was lovely. The most beautifully situated town in the world - it dreams away its life in the Conca d'Oro, the exquisite valley that lies between two seas. The lemon groves and the orange gardens were entirely perfect.

And now, I am dying beyond my means. (Said while sipping champagne on his deathbed.)

There's no sin but stupidity.

There is much to be said in favor of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. By carefully chronicling the current events of contemporary life, it shows us of what very little importance such events really are. By invariably discussing the unnecessary, it makes us understand what things are requisite for culture, and what are not.

The youth of the present day are quite monstrous. They have absolutely no respect for dyed hair.

There are two ways of disliking poetry, one way is to dislike it, the other is to read Pope.

To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.