Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me.
The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.
Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.
The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.
It is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because they are refused credit.
A good critic is the man who describes his adventures among masterpieces.