In life there are no Unities, but three Incomprehensibles: Destiny, Man, and Woman.

It is our imagination, not our conscience, which makes us better than the beasts of the field.

Talking to you is only thinking to myself - made easier.

There never was a woman so ill-suited to public life as I am. I have had to whip myself, as it were, into society, and the loneliness of it all has been terrific.

People get to like a soul, but a satisfactory hat makes an impression at first sight.

All is vanity, and discovering it - the greatest vanity.

A statesman's words, like butcher's meat, should be well weighed.