There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.

People can be induced to swallow anything, provide it is sufficiently seasoned with praise

That must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means.

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

He was sagging. No one said they saw the gun in his pocket. He couldn't stick a gun in his pants.

The utmost I can bear for myself in my best days is that I was one of the hundred best playwrights in the world, which is hardly a supreme distinction.