“I am always late on principle, my principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.”
“Marco Polo had seen the inhabitants of Zipangu place rose-colored pearls in the mouths of the dead. A sea-monster had been enamoured of the pearl that the diver brought to King Perozes, and had slain the thief, and mourned for seven moons over its loss.”
“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”
“Time is a waste of money.”
“You know we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.”
“Lord AUGUSTUS:(looking around) Time to educate yourself, I suppose.DUMBY: No, time to forget all I have learned. That is much more important.”