Max Beerbohm
  • To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.

  • It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.

  • There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.

  • You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men.

  • As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal.