Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
The secret of play-writing can be given in two maxims: stick to the point, and, whenever you can, cut.
Well, you know when people are no good at anything else they become writers.
It is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work.
Music-hall songs provide the dull with wit, just as proverbs provide them with wisdom.
Simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction.