Humor e Ironia

Wit will shine

The rest to some faint meaning make pretence,

Reach her, about must, and about must go.

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.

Fancy being remembered around the world for the invention of a mouse!

The word Papa, besides, gives a pretty form to the lips. Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes, and prism, are all very good words for the lips: especially prunes and prism.

‘He calls the knaves, Jacks, this boy,’ said Estella with disdain, before our first game was out.

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families.

It was as true … as taxes is. And nothing’s truer than them.

We are so very ’umble.

I only ask for information.

Barkis is willin’.

If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.

Murder considered as one of the fine arts.

There was no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn’t get any worse.

Just say the lines and don’t trip over the furniture.

Television is for appearing on, not looking at.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs.

Very flat, Norfolk.

Don’t put your daughter on the stage, Mrs Worthington,

Poor little rich girl.

Mad dogs and Englishmen

These articles subscribed, if I continue to endure you a little longer, I may by degrees dwindle into a wife.