He wrapped himself in quotations--as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.

I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who.

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody - it saves so much trouble.

Every woman knows all about everything.

Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.

The highest form of wisdom is to get drunk and go to pieces.

Funny how the new things are the old things.

All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.

Often and often afterwards, the beloved Aunt would ask me why I had never told anyone how I was being treated. Children tell little more than animals, for what comes to them they accept as eternally established.

I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.

Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

There's no jealousy in the grave.

Once there was The People - Terror gave it birth; Once there was The People, and it made a hell of earth! Earth arose and crushed it. Listen, oh, ye slain! Once there was The People - it shall never be again!