“She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness.”

“She is very clever, too clever for a woman. She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness.”

“She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret of their charm.”

“MRS ALLONBY Is she such a mystery?LORD ILLINGWORTH She is more than a mystery - she is a mood.MRS ALLONBY Moods don't last.LORD ILLINGWORTH It is their chief charm.”

“Good resolutions are useless attempts to interfere with scientific laws. Their origin is pure vanity. Their result is absolutely nil. They give us, now and then, some of those luxurious sterile emotions that have a certain charm for the weak.... They are simply cheques that men draw on a bank where they have no account.”

“People are either charming or tedious.”

“The weather still continues charming.”