He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty, and to the various impressions that beauty gives us.

I could deny it if I liked. I could deny anything if I liked.

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously

How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.

In all unimportant matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential. In all important matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life.