He's Very Clever, But Sometimes His Brains

[on Austen Chamberlain:] He Is More Loyal To His Friends Than To His Convictions.

Truthfulness With Me Is Hardly A Virtue. I Cannot Discriminate Between Truths That And Those That Don't Need To Be Told.

To Marry A Man Out Of Pity Is Folly; And, If You Think You Are Going To Influence The Kind Of Fellow Who Has Never Had A Chance, Poor Devil, You Are Profoundly Mistaken. One Can Only Influence The Strong Characters In Life, Not The Weak; And It Is The Height Of Vanity To Suppose That You Can Make An Honest Man Of Anyone.

Rumor Is Untraceable, Incalculable, And Infectious.

He Couldn't See A Belt Without Hitting Below It.