I gave my genius to my life, but my talent to my art.

Private information is practically the source of every large modern fortune.

In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.

Rugby is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians.

...The two great turning-points of my life were when my father sent to Oxford, and when society sent me to prison.

To begin with, I dined there on Monday, and once a week is quite enough to dine with one's own relations.

I don't want to earn a living. I want to live.