If the birth of a genius resembles that of an idiot, the end of a Havana Corona resembles that of a 5-cent cigar.

Faults of ignorance are excusable only where the ignorance itself is so

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.

Two things make the women unforgettable, their tears and their perfume

I am in favor of preserving the French habit of kissing the hands of ladies. After all one must start somewhere.

The others were only my wives. But you, my dear, will be my widow.

If a playwright is funny, the English look for a serious message, and if he's serious, they look for a joke.