Max Beerbohm

I need no dictionary of quotations to remind me that the eyes are the windows of the soul

I need no dictionary of quotations to remind me that the eyes are the windows of the soul

When hospitality becomes an art, it loses its very soul.

When hospitality becomes an art, it loses its very soul.

It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

Nobody ever died of laughter.

Nobody ever died of laughter.

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other read more

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. A conceited man is satisfied with the effect he produces on himself.