Laughter is the mind's intonation. There are ways of laughing which have the sound of counterfeit coins.
If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.
As a general truth, it is safe to say that any picture that produces a moral impression is a bad picture.
Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.
Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity.
Princes enjoy themselves like children in the company of ordinary human beings.