A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world. What difference is there between a glass of absinthe and a sunset?

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true. That is the fatality of faith, and the lesson of romance.

People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.

Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity.

In one dancing saloon I saw the only rational method of art criticism I have ever come across. Over the piano was printed a notice: 'Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.'

Fruitcake is like semen, there's a lot of it about but no one wants to swallow it