 In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane. |
| One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead. |
| In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience. |
| There is always something infinitely mean about other people's tragedies. |
| Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. |
| The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast. |
| When good Americans die they go to Paris. |
| The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. |
| The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. |
| When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her. |
| Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. |
| I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability. |
| As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular. |
| It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information. |
| The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic. |
| Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. |
| Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion. |
| A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies. |
| The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates. |
| Everything popular is wrong. |
