“It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously”

“You should treat the trivial things in life seriously and the serious things in life with a sincere and studied triviality”

“We should treat all the trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.”

“I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.”

“A man who takes himself too seriously will find that no one else takes him seriously.”

“Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.”

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