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

"To get into the best society nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people—that is all!"

"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about."

"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."

"I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself."