Max Beerbohm

"When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul."

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

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

"We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans."

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

"To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature."