“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.”

“The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography. Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.”

“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.”

“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation, and conversation must have a common basis, and between two people of widely different culture the only common basis possible is the lowest level.”

“The Noblest form of Affection”

“to marry into a cloakroom, and form an alliance with a parcel”

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”