“We in the House of Lords are never in touch with public opinion. That makes us a civilised body.”

“By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.”

“There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community”

“Now art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.”

“The public is largely influenced by the look of a book. So are we all. It is the only artistic thing about the public.”

“LORD ILLINGWORTH: The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.MRS ALLONBY: And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.”

“Twenty years of romance make a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of marriage make her something like a public building.”