[on his deathbed in a Paris hotel room] Either this wallpaper goes, or I do.

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

You told me you had destroyed it." "I was wrong. It has destroyed me.

The best people to work for are me, myself and I.

It is that deep spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect. It is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form of affection. There is nothing unnatural about it.

Hesitation of any kind is a sign of mental decay in the young, of physical weakness in the old.

Too much work, and no vacation, Deserves at least a small libation. So hail! my friends, and raise your glasses, Work's the curse of the drinking classes.