A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.

Married men are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a reputation for being civilized

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming pe

The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so completely that he loses all possible interest in life

To elope is cowardly; it is running away from danger; and danger has become so rare in modern life