You must meet the right people in the right way.
You belong to old New York, my dear, and don’t let anyone tell you different.[to Marian]
If you don’t want to be disappointed, only help those who help themselves.
I’m not concerned with facts. Not if they interfere with my beliefs.
First Mrs. Chamberlain and now them. Why don’t we just go outside and roam in the gutter? It will save time.[seeing the Russells]
Do people like that bring their daughters out? I thought they just sold them to the highest bidder.[about the Russells]
You need to know we only receive the old people in this house, not the new. Never the new.[to Marian]
To act on impulse is to make oneself a hostage to ridicule.
These people. You shut the door, they come in the window. You shut the window, they come down the chimney. They never give up.
Revolutions are launched by clever people with strong views and excess energy.
Never overestimate your own power. It’s always a mistake.[to Marian]
Charity has two functions in our world, my dear. The first is to raise funds for the less fortunate, which is wholly good. The second is to provide a ladder for people to climb into society who do not belong there.[to Marian]
