There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms Requiem.

The real Brahms is nothing more than a sentimental voluptuary. rather tiresomely addicted to dressing himself up as Handel or Beethoven and making a prolonged and intolerable noise.

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

The only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew every time he sees me, while all the rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

Has fear ever held a man back from anything he really wanted?