The Past Is A Work Of Art,

There Is In The Human Race Some Dark Spirit Of Recalcitrance, Always Pulling Us In The Direction Contrary To That In Which We Are Reasonably Expected To Go.

Improvisation Is The Essence Of Good Talk. Heaven Defend Us From The Talker Who Doles Out Things Prepared For Us; But Let Heaven Not Less Defend Us From The Beautiful Spontaneous Writer Who Puts His Trust In The Inspiration Of The Moment.

To Say That A Man Is Vain Means Merely That He Is Pleased With The Effect He Produces On Other People.

As A Teacher, As A Propagandist, Mr. Shaw Is No Good At All, Even In His Own Generation. But As A Personality, He Is Immortal.

Men Prominent In Life Are Mostly Hard To Converse With. They Lack Small-talk, And At The Same Time One Doesn't Like To Confront Them With Their Own Great Themes.