No Roman ever was able to say, `I dined last night with the Borgias'. |
Nobody ever died of laughter. |
None, it is said, of all who revelled with the Regent, was half so wicked as Lord George Hell. |
O the disgrace of it! - / The scandal, the incredible come-down! |
Of all the objects of hatred, a woman once loved is the most hateful |
Of course we all know that [William] Morris was a wonderful all-round man, but the act of walking round him has always tired me. |
One might well say that mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests. |
One might well say that mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests. |
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best |
People are either born hosts or born guests |
People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table |
Pessimism does win us some great moments. |
She was one of those people who said ''I don't know anything about music, but I know what I like.'' |
Some people are born to lift heavy weights, some are born to juggle golden balls. |
The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. |