the Devil's hand directs our every move - / the things we loathed become the things we love

Life swarms with innocent monsters.

There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness.

As a remedy against all ills - poverty, sickness, and melancholy - only one thing is absolutely necessary: a liking for work

Delacroix was passionately in love with passion, but coldly determined to express passion as clearly as possible.

Love is a taste for prostitution. In fact, there is no noble pleasure that cannot be reduced to Prostitution.

In philosophical inquiry, the human spirit, imitating the movement of the stars, must follow a curve which brings it back to its point of departure. To conclude is to close a circle.