The opera…is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.

“A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.”

“To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be…”

“A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.”

“All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I m…”