Max Beerbohm

"It distresses me, this failure to keep pace with the leaders of thought, as they pass into oblivion. "

"Nobody ever died of laughter. "

"People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table. "

"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. "