Circumstances should never alter principles!

One should never make one's entrance with a scandal. One should reserve that to give an interest to one's old age.

One is not always happy when one is good; but one is always good when one is happy.

The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory.

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do. If a personality fascinates me, whatever mode of expression that personality selects is absolutely delightful to me.

Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry.