People who ask for your criticism want only praise.

The spirit is often most free when the body is satiated with pleasure; indeed, sometimes the stars shine more brightly seen from the gutter than from the hilltop.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

The value of culture is its effect on character. It avails nothing unless it ennobles and strengthens that. Its use is for life. Its aim is not beauty but goodness.

The humorist has a good eye for the humbug; he does not always recognize the saint.

It is unfair to expect a politician to live in private up to the statements he makes in public.

A woman may be as wicked as she likes, but if she isn't pretty it won't do her much good.