All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.
Max Beerbohm

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.
Max Beerbohm

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

Most women are not as young as they are painted.
Max Beerbohm

People are either born hosts or born guests.
Max Beerbohm

When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul.
Max Beerbohm

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

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