By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

I summed up all systems in a phrase, and all existence in an epigram.

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

But then one regrets the loss even of one's worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one's personality.

One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one's hearers.

I believe it is customary in good society to take some slight refreshment at five o'clock.

You can never be overdressed or overeducated.