Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests. – Max Beerbohm
Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up. – Max Beerbohm
The dullards envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end. – Max Beerbohm
You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men. – Max Beerbohm