In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it.

I am so glad that you have never done anything, never carved a statue, or painted a picture, or produced anything outside of yourself! Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

Yet the roses are not less lovely for all that.