Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

Love is often the fruit of marriage.

Books and marriage go ill together.

The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

I never know what I'm going to put on the canvas. The canvas paints itself. I'm just the middleman.

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.

Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms.

There hasn't been any art yet. Art is just beginning.

I'm not gonna give the British Government the joy of keeping taxing me. They don't tax art. And all my cars are just a collection of art.