It is only the poor who are forbidden to beg.

The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.

Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.

The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.

He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice.

God, conquered, will become Satan; Satan, conquering, will become God. May the fates spare me this terrible lot; I love the Hell which formed my genius. I love the Earth where I have done some good, if it be possible to do any good in this fearful world where beings live but by rapine.

A woman without breasts is like a bed without pillows.