Can they feel, I wonder, those white silent people we call the dead?
The one charm of the past is that it is the past.
Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.
A gentleman never offends unintentionally
The mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
In England people actually try to be brilliant at breakfast. That is so dreadful of them! Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.