irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.

Pessimism is the affectation of youth, the reality of age.

There is no monster more destructive than the inventive mind that has outstripped philosophy.

If broken hearts could kill, the earth would be as dead as the moon.

anger and jealousy are spasms of the nerves, not of the heart.

audacity is of all qualities the most youthful.

It was a perfect spring afternoon, and the air was filled with vague, roving scents, as if the earth exhaled the sweetness of hidden flowers.