A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.

People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.

Anybody can have common sense, provided that they have no imagination.

To get into the best society, nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people - that is all!

Youth is the only thing worth having.

Behind Joy and Laughter there may be a temperament, coarse, hard and callous. But behind Sorrow there is always Sorrow. Pain, unlike Pleasure, wears no mask.

Be yourself, because others are already taken.