An idea that isn't risky is hardly worth calling an idea.
Public Opinion... an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force.
A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world. What difference is there between a glass of absinthe and a sunset?
You know what a woman's curiosity is.
The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory.
If it took Labouchere three columns to prove that I was forgotten, then there is no difference between fame and obscurity.