The American father is never seen in London. He passes his life entirely in Wall Street and communicates with his family once a month by means of a telegram in cipher.

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

Women have a much better time than men in this world; there are far more things forbidden to them.

There is more to be said for stupidity than people imagine. Personally I have a great admiration for stupidity. It is a sort of fellow-feeling, I suppose.

Oh, he occasionally takes an alcoholiday.

Now art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.

The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.