His principles were out of date, but there was a good deal to be said for his prejudices.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Never met such a Gorgon . . . I don't really know what a Gorgon is like, but I am quite sure that Lady Bracknell is one. In any case, she is a monster, without being a myth, which is rather unfair.

It is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg.

And, by the way, one of the most delightful things I find in America is meeting a people without prejudice -- everywhere open to the truth.