The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes illness worth while.
‘Back to Methuselah’ (1921) pt. 2
He [the Briton] is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of
nature.
‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ (1901) act 2
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ (1901) act 3
A man of great common sense and good taste, meaning thereby a man without originality or
moral courage.
‘Notes to Caesar and Cleopatra’ (1901) ‘Julius Caesar’
We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth
without producing it.
‘Candida’ (1898) act 1
Do you think that the things people make fools of themselves about are any less real and true
than the things they behave sensibly about? They are more true: they are the only things that are
true.
‘Candida’ (1898) act 1
It is easy—terribly easy—to shake a man’s faith in himself. To take advantage of that to break
a man’s spirit is devil’s work.
‘Candida’ (1898) act 1
I’m only a beer teetotaller, not a champagne teetotaller.
‘Candida’ (1898) act 3
The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them:
thats the essence of inhumanity.
‘The Devil’s Disciple’ (1901) act 2
Martyrdom...the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.
‘The Devil’s Disciple’ (1901) act 3
I never expect a soldier to think.
‘The Devil’s Disciple’ (1901) act 3
swindon: ‘What will history say?’
burgoyne: ‘History, sir, will tell lies as usual.’
‘The Devil’s Disciple’ (1901) act 3
Your friend the British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.
‘The Devil’s Disciple’ (1901) act 3
There is at bottom only one genuinely scientific treatment for all diseases, and that is to
stimulate the phagocytes.
‘The Doctor’s Dilemma’ (1911) act 1
All professions are conspiracies against the laity.
‘The Doctor’s Dilemma’ (1911) act 1
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.