Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

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

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

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

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

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

I do not follow any tradition. I may stand at the beginning of one.

There are some things you never say good-bye to

He doesn't deserve it. he can have any girl in the world's love and he took yours. someone who deserves so much more than a summer fling

A sound waiting to be a word.

I know the mistake I am making. I see the exits in life.

As Angelo discovered in Measure for Measure, nothing corrupts like virtue.

It takes a lot of effort to win back credibility after having lost it so heavily.

The first exception [to the First Amendment] will not be the last.

It's not whether you win or lose - but whether I win or lose.

No woman is worth more than a fiver unless you're in love with her. Then she's worth all she costs you.