"Experience, the name men give to their mistakes."

"In examinations, the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer."

"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught."

"The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on; it is never of any use to oneself."

"My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality."

"Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do."

"Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast"

"I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex."

"I have nothing to declare except my genius."

"I can resist everything except temptation."

"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train."

"If I am occasionally a little overdressed, I make up for it by being always immensely overeducated."

"To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity."