When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul.
Max Beerbohm
To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.
Max Beerbohm
People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.
Max Beerbohm
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.
Max Beerbohm
There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.
Max Beerbohm
To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.
Max Beerbohm
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.
Max Beerbohm
There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.
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
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.
Max Beerbohm
Most women are not as young as they are painted.
Max Beerbohm