We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

Believe me, no civilized man ever regrets a pleasure, and no uncivilized man ever knows what a pleasure is.

The exquisite art of idleness, one of the most important things that any University can teach.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

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

Rugby is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians.