What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?

The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by the fury it arouses.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

The old know what they want; the young are sad and bewildered.

If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.