(1874 – 1936) – British Author.
- Thieves respect property; they merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.
- No animal ever invented anything as bad as drunkenness – or as good as drink.
- Truth is sacred and if you tell the truth too often nobody will believe it.
- We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.
- Angels fly because they take themselves lightly.
- You cannot grow a beard in a moment of passion.
- Half a truth is better than no politics.
- To be clever enough to get all the money, one must be stupid enough to want it.
- Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
- I believe in getting into hot water. I think it keeps you clean.