Flowers are as common in the country as people are in London.
A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.
Pleasure is Nature’s test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment.
Cultivated leisure is the aim of man.
The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.
The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them.
Married men are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not.
The youth of America is their oldest tradition. It has been going on now for three hundred years.
He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about.
The evolution of man is slow. The injustice of men is great.
Everyone is born a king, and most people die in exile.
Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern; one is apt to grow old fashioned quite suddenly.
The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life.
Prayer must never be answered: if it is, it ceases to be prayer and becomes correspondence.
When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.
The secret of life is in art.
Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity.
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
Murder is always a mistake. One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.