"Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism."

"It is a poor cause which has to be lied for regularly."

"The insidiousness of science lies in its claim to be not a subject, but a method."

"No fashion has ever been created expressly for the lean purse or for the fat woman: the dressmaker's ideal is the thin millionaires."