It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection.

Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

Music-hall songs provide the dull with wit, just as proverbs provide them with wisdom.

I travel because I like to move from place to place, I enjoy the sense of freedom it gives me, it pleases me to be rid of ties, responsibilities, duties, I like the unknown; I meet odd people who amuse me for a moment and sometimes suggest a theme for a composition; I am often tired of myself and I have a notion that by travel I can add to my personality and so change myself a little. I do not bring back from the journey quite the same self that I took

So long as some are strong and some are weak, the weak will be driven to the wall.