“It can never be necessary to do what is not honourable.”

“I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do - the day after.”

“I never take any notice to what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do.”

“Sometimes, the unnecessary is necessary.”

“Most people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honour.”

“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 people do. If a personality fascinates me, whatever mode of expression that personality selects is absolutely delightful to me.”

“Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable”