Those art lovers who pride themselves mostly on *taste* usually possess no other talent.

The most striking thing about the rich is the gracious democracy of their manners -- and the crude vulgarity of their way of life.

A mother's sorrow is more true, honorable, and beautiful than the detachment of the sage.

I believe in nothing that I cannot touch, kiss, embrace.... The rest is only hearsay.

Most of us lead lives of chaotic improvisation from day to day, bawling for peace while plunging grimly into fresh disorders.

Death is every man's final critic. To die well you must live bravely.

Life is hard? True - but let's love it anyhow, though it breaks every bone in our bodies.