"Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood, isn't it?"

"Unless you are a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible."

"You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd."

"I may not understand, but I am willing to admire."

"Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible."

"His foe was folly and his weapon wit."

"I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation."